Housing Wars: Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warrenâs Homework Fail
Welcome to America's housing circus where Tim Scott (R-SC) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) lead the Senate's half-hearted attempts to un-mess the mess. States like Oregon, thanks to Tina Kotek, tried banning single-family zoning back in 2019, but letâs not get too wildâonly two units per lot, no mansions. Meanwhile, Gov. Kathy Hochulâs New York dreams of 800,000 homes blew up in 2023 from suburban tantrums in Westchester and Hudson Valley, basically Democrats fearing domestic suburban terrorists with picket signs. Arizonaâs Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed a starter home bill for 'unintended consequences' that remain classified. At the federal level? Feds mostly dish out grants or staffing, still afraid to play the big zoning boss. And while Senators wink at the ROAD to Housing Act, expect more polite coughs than construction cranes.
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US housing policy is basically a slow-motion car crash where everyoneâs busy blaming traffic while Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren try negotiating peace from opposite lanes. Spoiler: suburbs drive off with all the power and City Council screams bloody murder like it's Game of Thrones.
Imagine a government so fractured itâs easier to build a Rube Goldberg machine than a house. Bonus points for senators Tim Scott and Elizabeth Warren starring in the least helpful bipartisan sitcom: âWe Tried.â
Housing policy: where 800,000 new homes get vetoed faster than new memes, Governor Hochul really nailed the art of zoning Killjoy and Katie Hobbs keeps veto power like the neighborhood grump with a âno starter homesâ sign.
Source: Vox | Published: 9/26/2025 | Author: Dylan Matthews
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