The Powerline blog is writing about 16 Republican U.S. Senators who last week blocked Senator Mike Lee’s amendment to defund AFFH (affirmatively furthering fair housing), the Obama administration regulation through which the left seeks to force high-density housing on unwilling cities and towns and to let federal bureaucrats decide the racial, ethnic, and income balance of local communities.
Illinois' U.S. Senator Mark Kirk was one of those U.S. Senators who signed onto the most radical agenda item of President Obama's second term. He was joined by:
- Lamar Alexander
- Kelly Ayotte
- Roy Blunt
- Richard Burr
- Dan Coats
- Thad Cochran
- Susan Collins
- Lindsey Graham
- Orrin Hatch
- John Hoeven
- Johnny Isakson
- John McCain
- Lisa Murkowski
- Rob Portman
- Thom Tillis
