WASHINGTON--Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) released the following statement after the Kenyan government announced that Somali refugees living outside refugee camps in Kenya will no longer recei...

“Instead of Plan A—a bipartisan agreement with the President—Speaker Boehner tried to bring a Tea Party wish list to the floor last night known as ‘Plan B.’ Speaker Boehner's failure to pass 'Plan B' shows that the extreme wing of the Republican Conference stand firmly on the side of millionaires and billionaires, at the expense of the American middle class. 

Bill would realign the Mortgage Interest Deduction to benefit families who need it most

WASHINGTON--Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) this week introduced the Common Sense Housing Investment Act (H.R. 6677) to make it easier for middle class and working families to be able to stay in their homes and find affordable rental housing. The bill realigns the mortgage interest deduction to better benefit families who need it most by converting the deduction to a 20% flat rate tax credit on mortgages up to $500,000. The bill strengthens the tax benefits for homeowners, while giving working families better access to rental homes.