affordability

Blue state Dem candidate who made ‘affordability’ a key issue in campaign ripped for charging $13 for water

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., is facing online mockery after his Senate campaign’s election night watch party charged customers exorbitant prices for water, despite claiming to champion affordability issues. Krishnamoorthi, a five-term House lawmaker, narrowly lost to Lt. Gov. Julianna Stratton, D-Ill., in a bruising Democratic primary Tuesday … Read more

Senate passes major housing affordability bill by Elizabeth Warren and Tim Scott

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WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a bill Thursday aimed at boosting the supply of housing and bringing down prices, marking a rare bipartisan breakthrough on a major issue. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, written by Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., won 89 votes. Ten senators voted against it. The 303-page … Read more

Senate passes bipartisan housing bill to improve access and affordability

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WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a broad bill on Thursday to make U.S. housing more accessible and affordable, a rare bipartisan effort in Congress to address a growing national problem. The bill, which passed 89-10, would reduce regulations, regulate corporate investors and expand how housing dollars can be used to build affordable homes and rentals. … Read more

Iran war threatens Trump’s affordability push as rising energy prices complicate Fed rate cuts

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The war with Iran is quickly becoming an economic problem for the United States — and a policy dilemma for the Federal Reserve. Rising oil prices, shipping disruptions in the Middle East and fresh signs of weakness in the U.S. labor market are creating a complicated backdrop just as inflation had begun to show some … Read more

Virginia Democrats talk affordability — and vote to nearly triple their own pay

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Virginia State Senate and its Democratic majority may have voted themselves a nearly 300% pay increase if a provision inserted into their final budget survives the House reconciliation process and reaches Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s desk. The development comes as Spanberger has centered her campaign on “affordability,” … Read more

Spanberger hits Trump on affordability in Democratic response to State of the Union address

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In the Democratic rebuttal to President Trump’s State of the Union address, newly sworn-in Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger accused the president of driving up costs and causing chaos. Associated Press politics reporter Matt Brown, Wall Street Journal political reporter Sabrina Rodriguez and CBS News political director Fin Gómez join to discuss the major takeaways of … Read more

Spanberger slams Trump on ‘affordability’ in SOTU response— as Virginia Democrats push new taxes

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger slammed President Donald Trump over his mass deportation operations in her official Democratic response to the State of the Union and repeated claims her party favors “affordability” even as the Old Dominion sees scores of new taxes. Spanberger, elected in November to succeed … Read more

These 3 charts highlight the affordability issues Americans worry about most

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President Trump is expected to focus on the economy during his 2026 State of the Union address on Tuesday evening — an urgent topic of concern for millions of Americans who say they’re worried about everything from the price of food to spiraling health care costs. The address, which will air at 9 p.m. EDT, … Read more