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Back to EpisodesFrom Washington: New Hope for Homebuyers? Congress Reaches Deal to Fix Housing Crisis
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High interest rates and post-COVID inflation have pushed the average age of first-time homebuyers to 40, leaving millions of Americans locked out of the market. Indiana Republican Congressman Marlin Stutzman joins us to discuss bipartisan efforts to improve the housing market, including his Streamlining Rural Housing Act—which aims to lower costs by cutting through conflicting federal red tape.
Later, Oklahoma Republican Senator James Lankford joins us to discuss whether Congress can finally rein in federal waste. This follows the release of his latest "Federal Fumbles" report, which highlights hundreds of billions of dollars lost to fraud and improper payments in programs like Medicare and SNAP.
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