Republicans seek delays to housing bills, citing inflation

Abstract

Lawmakers on the House Financial Services Committee clashed over the role of government investment in down-payment assistance and other housing programs on Tuesday. The struggle could be a preview of how congressional priorities will flip if Republicans take control of the House in 2023. The committee was voting on several bills, nearly all of which were sponsored by Democrats. Republicans fought to delay other bills that would authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to expand existing programs and develop new ones to make the U.S. housing market fairer. and other programs. The Republicans tried to add new ones.