Here are the nine Republican and one Democratic ‘no’ votes on the major housing bill
This is performative politics again.
Ten senators voted “no” Thursday on major bipartisan legislation that proponents say is the most significant effort to address housing costs in decades.
Most of its opponents were conservative Republicans who oppose the ban on large investors buying single-family homes included in the bill. But one Democrat also voted no for the same reason.
More generally, the bill would loosen some federal housing regulations and encourage states and cities to ease land-use rules. The bill is meant to increase the housing supply to improve affordability. It now faces an uncertain future in the House, thanks to opposition from conservatives and mixed signals from President Donald Trump.
Here is the list of “no” votes.
The nine Republicans
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)
In a brief interview with the Washington Examiner, Johnson said he opposed the bill for many reasons.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
Last week, Lee tweeted criticism that the bill contains only a temporary ban on the Federal Reserve issuing a digital currency.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL)
In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Scott said he opposed the bill because it would add to the deficit. “It sets up a process to spend a whole bunch of money, we’re running deficits,” he said. He said his ‘no’ vote didn’t have to do with the institutional investor provision.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Tillis opposed the bill over the large investor provision. “My God, when did conservative Republicans start carrying Elizabeth Warren’s banner on housing strategy?” Tillis said.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Murkowski voted ‘no’ on a procedural vote on the legislation on Wednesday night, but later voted for final passage on the housing bill. “Yesterday, I basically made a statement with my no vote there on cloture, because I wanted an amendment process,” she said. Murkowski said she had wanted to get in a few tribal housing provisions into the legislation and that the need in the tribal housing space is “extreme.”
The one Democrat
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Schatz used a Senate floor speech on Wednesday to criticize the bill’s ban on large investors buying homes, saying it would prevent firms from developing build-to-rent houses and thus hurt the supply of housing.
This is performative politics again.
Ten senators voted “no” Thursday on major bipartisan legislation that proponents say is the most significant effort to address housing costs in decades.
Most of its opponents were conservative Republicans who oppose the ban on large investors buying single-family homes included in the bill. But one Democrat also voted no for the same reason.
More generally, the bill would loosen some federal housing regulations and encourage states and cities to ease land-use rules. The bill is meant to increase the housing supply to improve affordability. It now faces an uncertain future in the House, thanks to opposition from conservatives and mixed signals from President Donald Trump.
Here is the list of “no” votes.
The nine Republicans
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)
In a brief interview with the Washington Examiner, Johnson said he opposed the bill for many reasons.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
Last week, Lee tweeted criticism that the bill contains only a temporary ban on the Federal Reserve issuing a digital currency.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL)
In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Scott said he opposed the bill because it would add to the deficit. “It sets up a process to spend a whole bunch of money, we’re running deficits,” he said. He said his ‘no’ vote didn’t have to do with the institutional investor provision.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Tillis opposed the bill over the large investor provision. “My God, when did conservative Republicans start carrying Elizabeth Warren’s banner on housing strategy?” Tillis said.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Murkowski voted ‘no’ on a procedural vote on the legislation on Wednesday night, but later voted for final passage on the housing bill. “Yesterday, I basically made a statement with my no vote there on cloture, because I wanted an amendment process,” she said. Murkowski said she had wanted to get in a few tribal housing provisions into the legislation and that the need in the tribal housing space is “extreme.”
The one Democrat
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Schatz used a Senate floor speech on Wednesday to criticize the bill’s ban on large investors buying homes, saying it would prevent firms from developing build-to-rent houses and thus hurt the supply of housing.
Here are the nine Republican and one Democratic ‘no’ votes on the major housing bill
This is performative politics again.
Ten senators voted “no” Thursday on major bipartisan legislation that proponents say is the most significant effort to address housing costs in decades.
Most of its opponents were conservative Republicans who oppose the ban on large investors buying single-family homes included in the bill. But one Democrat also voted no for the same reason.
More generally, the bill would loosen some federal housing regulations and encourage states and cities to ease land-use rules. The bill is meant to increase the housing supply to improve affordability. It now faces an uncertain future in the House, thanks to opposition from conservatives and mixed signals from President Donald Trump.
Here is the list of “no” votes.
The nine Republicans
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)
In a brief interview with the Washington Examiner, Johnson said he opposed the bill for many reasons.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)
Last week, Lee tweeted criticism that the bill contains only a temporary ban on the Federal Reserve issuing a digital currency.
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL)
In an interview with the Washington Examiner, Scott said he opposed the bill because it would add to the deficit. “It sets up a process to spend a whole bunch of money, we’re running deficits,” he said. He said his ‘no’ vote didn’t have to do with the institutional investor provision.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Tillis opposed the bill over the large investor provision. “My God, when did conservative Republicans start carrying Elizabeth Warren’s banner on housing strategy?” Tillis said.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL)
Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Murkowski voted ‘no’ on a procedural vote on the legislation on Wednesday night, but later voted for final passage on the housing bill. “Yesterday, I basically made a statement with my no vote there on cloture, because I wanted an amendment process,” she said. Murkowski said she had wanted to get in a few tribal housing provisions into the legislation and that the need in the tribal housing space is “extreme.”
The one Democrat
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI)
Schatz used a Senate floor speech on Wednesday to criticize the bill’s ban on large investors buying homes, saying it would prevent firms from developing build-to-rent houses and thus hurt the supply of housing.
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