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Rep. McDowell to Newsmax: Housing Bill Is GOP Win
The housing bill that cleared Congress is "a win for Republicans," Rep. Addison McDowell, R-N.C., told Newsmax on Friday.
Appearing on Newsmax's "Wake Up America," McDowell defended the bipartisan housing measure while insisting Congress must also approve the SAVE America Act, saying Republicans can tackle affordability and election integrity at the same time.
"I think that this bill is a win because it gets rid of regulation. It gets rid of red tape and allows housing prices to go down," McDowell said. "I think that's a win for Republicans."
The freshman lawmaker said President Donald Trump is right to press Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
Trump has said he wants the Senate to approve the election bill before he signs the housing legislation.
"The American people have made it very clear that the most important thing that we have to do right now is the SAVE America Act," McDowell said. "Every election is important, but this one may be more important than any one we've ever had."
McDowell argued Republicans should avoid internal disputes that hand leverage to Democrats while continuing to push both measures through Congress.
"We have to be able to do two things at once, which is exactly what the president wants us to be able to do," he said. "Any time we cede control of the House floor to Democrats, it's not a good thing for us to do. But that doesn't excuse the fact that we have to get the SAVE America Act passed into law."
House Republicans approved the SAVE America Act earlier this year, but the legislation has stalled in the Senate.
Okay, who has a problem with requiring EVERY voter to prove he/she/it is an American citizen?
