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And Then – A Miracle Happened

In the middle of the night, with no crowd to celebrate, with no acclaim, The Affordable Housing Bill became law.

During a time when Democrats and Republicans can hardly talk to one another without spitting, 85 Senators, Democrat and Republican, joined 358 Democrat and Republican Representatives to pass a bill to help strapped young Americans get back into the housing market.

The President refused to sign the bill. He called it a “Yawn.” He said he wouldn’t sign it until the Senate and House agreed to institute the SAVE Act. He is attempting to create issues in American elections that don’t exist, to limit voting, to limit who can vote, and to make it harder for American citizens to vote. To emphasize his point, he fired the last two remaining watchdogs on the Election Assistance Commission. He FIRED the people who are in place to make sure our elections are fair and ACCURATE.

I guess he hoped nobody was looking, and that no one would care.

The President did not, however, veto the bill. My guess is that he was facing a revolution in his own party if he vetoed Affordable Housing. So he just let it slide.

He let it slide, and this adorable little bill, The 21st Century ROAD to Housing, supported by members of both parties (who, admittedly, want to get re-elected) quietly became law because it was not vetoed.

In truth, if the president had vetoed, the bill, the numbers are so solid that it would have passed again and become law anyway, but to have foregone that extra struggle, where anything can happen, another distraction, another unnecessary way, it is a small, very welcome, miracle.

Didn’t you learn in your high school classes that laws are made by clasping hands across the aisle? There is so much we all have in common. I believe that most of us have intentions for the common good.

This is a small step in that direction, clearing a small path forward of create common solutions by joining together. Get out the brooms! Clear these cobwebs of hate and chaos! Bring back civility!

Celebrate small miracles!

Celebrate the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act.

July 11, 2026 - Posted by intlxpatr | Bureaucracy, Character, Civility, Economic Issues, Family Issues, Financial Issues, Leadership, Living Conditions, Political Issues, Quality of Life Issues | 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Affordable Housing Act, BiPartisan, House, Non-Partisan, SAVE Act, Senate, Trump