Blog de Dunlap: It's official: We did it.

Danielle,

Last night at midnight, my housing bill, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, officially became the law of the land. Double woohoo!

Donald Trump refused to sign it.

But it didn't matter. Since Congress passed it and he took no action, it automatically went into effect while he was snoozing last night.

This fight was never about Donald Trump. It was about whether Congress could act to make life more affordable for working families.

And today, the Democrats delivered a new bipartisan law to lower costs.

This is the biggest housing law in more than 30 years — a landmark bill that will build more homes, lower housing costs, and help more families achieve the dream of homeownership.

This victory belongs to everyone who refused to give up. If you're with me in celebrating this huge win for working families today, will you chip in $100 to help us keep this momentum going and keep fighting to get our government to actually do its job?

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So here’s what happened, Danielle. Weeks ago, Republicans and Democrats passed this bill with overwhelming bipartisan support. I’m talking more than 90-percent of lawmakers in Congress voted for this housing affordability bill.

Then Donald Trump decided to play politics.

For 10 days, he threw a tantrum. Refusing to sign the bill because he wanted to use it as leverage to force Congress to pass his voter suppression bill, the SAVE Act.

Trump even dismissed this housing bill as "a yawn."

The good news is that the Constitution doesn't give a president a veto by neglect. If Congress is still in session and a president refuses to act on a bill for 10 days, that bill becomes law anyway.

So, thanks for nothing, Donald.

With the passage of this bill, we’re going to:

Build more homes by cutting unnecessary red tape and speeding up construction, giving families more affordable places to live.

Expand homeownership by making it easier for working people to qualify for mortgages and buy their first home.

Put families ahead of Wall Street by stopping private equity firms from buying up the single-family homes that should belong to people who want to live in them.

Today is worth celebrating. But I'm not confusing one victory for the finish line.

There’s a whole lot more we need our government to do to actually address the issues that people are struggling with. The good news is that we just proved we CAN get legislation passed that actually meets the moment. We just need to continue to keep up the fight.

This victory didn't happen by accident. It happened because millions of people refused to give up, organized, spoke out, and demanded action. If you're ready to build on this momentum, will you pitch in $100 today?

Every contribution helps us take on the next fight for working families.

Thanks for being a part of this,

Elizabeth