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  "path": "/articles/sorry-dont-buy-senate-brief-the-facts-the-21st-century-road-to-housing-act-wont-work-unless-amended/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-10T07:03:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.housingwire.com",
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    "Contributors",
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    "Legislation",
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  "textContent": "The Senate ironically proves their bill won't work in their own U.S. Senate brief. \"Myth 5: The ROAD to Housing Act preempts local zoning decisions. Fact: By design, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act does not preempt local or state zoning. This is one reason why the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities support the bill. Chairman Scott believes zoning decisions are best made locally, not in Washington.\" To see why that's the wrong approach, look no further than California Governor Gavin Newsome (D) who told Bill Maher (bold added) the following. \"I couldn’t agree more with Ezra [Klein, author of Abundance], it’s an indictment of liberal governance and leadership, and he attacks California, rightfully, in many categories and respects, the high-speed rail, as it relates to housing production, and we own that. But we also own the response. 42…reform bills I’ve passed, there [are] 20 bills we’re working on right now. We’re trying to address the issue that is the issue that dominates, and that’s localism.”",
  "title": "Sorry, don’t buy Senate brief: “The facts: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act” won’t work unless amended"
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