Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) The messaging discord on the war in the Middle East could be summed up in just a few minutes Tuesday afternoon.

Trade groups representing the housing industry have applauded the legislation, which modernizes federal programs like HOME Investment Partnerships and the Community Development Block Grant Program to provide federal grants for building affordable housing in local communities across the U.