Episode Description
Why did President Trump refuse to sign a bipartisan housing bill he previously praised as the most important housing legislation in American history?
This week, Ryan Welton and Grant Hermes break down the political fallout from the stalled housing bill, the administration's push for the SAVE Act, looming Supreme Court decisions on birthright citizenship, and the growing controversy surrounding the National Mall Reflecting Pool project.
They also discuss:
• What the housing bill would have meant for Oklahoma and the nation
• Why housing affordability is becoming a major political issue
• The potential impact of changes to voting laws
• What a Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship could mean
• Markwayne Mullin's heated congressional hearing
• The Reflecting Pool "vandalism" claims and questions surrounding the project
• How Americans are approaching the country's 250th birthday amid political division
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