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Trump Drops Housing Bill Amid Middle-Class Cost Crisis

7/11/2026

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President Donald Trump withdrew the administration from a housing bill on Friday to advance the SAVE America Act.
January New York Times/Siena poll showed 65 percent of voters think middle-class lifestyle is out of reach, while 77 percent say it is harder than a generation ago.
Rising oil and gas prices since the Iran war have deepened cost pressures, leaving many Americans facing unaffordable homeownership amid limited supply and soaring prices.

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President Donald Trump withdrew the administration from a housing bill on Friday to advance the SAVE America Act.
January New York Times/Siena poll showed 65 percent of voters think middle-class lifestyle is out of reach, while 77 percent say it is harder than a generation ago.
Rising oil and gas prices since the Iran war have deepened cost pressures, leaving many Americans facing unaffordable homeownership amid limited supply and soaring prices.