President Donald Trump enters the White House North Portico on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he canceled his plans to sign new legislation aimed at improving housing affordability. Photo by Allison Robbert/UPI | License Photo
June 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Wednesday he won't sign a housing affordability package passed by Congress this week until lawmakers approve the SAVE America voting legislation.
"Today's Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby canceled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
He was originally scheduled to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Wednesday, one day after the House gave it its overwhelming approval. The legislation seeks to lower housing costs, expand homeownership access, and limit corporate and institutional ownership for rental purposes.
The bill includes 60 pieces of legislation that would also seek to ease bureaucracy to hasten housing development, modernize federal housing programs and banking regulations, and incentivize local governments to prioritize housing.
