{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Spring Street Brief","title":"Episode 179: Build America Caucus Targets BABA Exemption for Affordable","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e0856f9c\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":190,"description":"The Build America Caucus, co-chaired by Rep. Josh Harder (D-CA) and Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-UT), released its Build More Agenda ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. A key provision for affordable housing stakeholders: a proposed exemption from Buy America Build America (BABA) requirements — a compliance layer that has added cost and procurement complexity to HUD-assisted and bond-financed multifamily development. Released alongside a separate House Democratic Housing Oversight & Policy Working Group report led by Reps.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/eww4KoCb2-o7-dD11A42DpSkBhZjKNEkIb9mGj3dsyg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YWNi/MGVlZjVhN2FjYzBk/NDY5YWEyOTA3MWMw/MWViZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}