Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday began what he hopes will be a sustained Democratic offensive on housing costs, trying to put President Donald Trump on the defensive over one of voters’ top economic concerns.
Speaking at the Center for American Progress, Schumer framed housing as the starting point of a broader Democratic push on affordability, arguing it is the largest and most unavoidable expense for most families.
“We meet right now at a moment of crisis for the American spirit,” Schumer said. “Tens of millions of families are living paycheck to paycheck and asking whether the country still delivers opportunity for them and their children. For too many Americans, the answer has become no, and the reason is the cost of living is
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