Showing posts with label Lee Amendment. Show all posts
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Friday, May 20, 2016

Senate Republicans Block Lee Amendment, Preserve AFFH

(Hat tip: KimR) - The Lee Amendment to defund President Obama’s Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) regulation failed in the Senate yesterday because not enough Republicans backed it. The Amendment was tabled by a vote of 60-37. Jeremy Carl aptly describes this vote as a defeat for conservatism, community control, and common sense. See list of Republicans who voted against the amendment at PowerLine Read More......