Housing reform bill likely to become law Friday, Flood says

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Flood Bellevue Town Hall — Rep. Mike Flood speaks with the media after hosting a town hall on Tuesday at Bellevue West High School in Bellevue.
ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star

ANNA KLEIBER Lincoln Journal Star

Republican Rep. Mike Flood said the bipartisan housing reform bill passed by Congress is "likely to be a public law" by the end of the week, despite President Donald Trump's refusal to sign it unless lawmakers find a path forward on election reform legislation.

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