Just after the Senate overwhelmingly passed a major housing bill Thursday, the top Senate Democratic lawmaker and the top House Republican on the issue diverged over what the House response to the measure should be.
The Senate voted, 89-10, in favor of the bill that comprises more than three dozen provisions designed to increase housing supply, lower costs and streamline regulations.
The measure melded a Senate bill that was approved 24-0 last July by the Senate Banking Committee and a similar bill the House passed last month, 390-9.
