In a rare show of cross-party cooperation, Congress cleared a major housing bill aimed at addressing the country’s chronic shortage of homes. The United States is estimated to be short several million housing units, and the legislation — which has drawn support from both sides of the aisle — represents one of the most significant federal interventions in housing policy in years. The New York Times highlighted factory-built apartment construction in Columbus, Ohio, as emblematic of the kinds of solutions the bill is designed to encourage.
The housing vote and the Iran war-powers resolution together paint a picture of a Congress capable of both sharp partisan division and occasional cooperation on issues of broad public concern.
