It is hard to get a house.

Getting that down payment together, brutal.

You shipped off to Djibouti to afford a down payment for a house?

Yes, sir.

100%.

On Planet Money, the high price of housing.

What the Trump administration is trying to do about it?

And will it work?

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Republican Senator Tom Tillis says he will oppose President Trump's nomination for chair of the Federal Reserve

until the controversial criminal probe of current chair at Jerome Powell is resolved.

And Perez Franco Ordonez has the latest.

Senator Tillis calls Trump's pick to lead the Fed a qualified nominee with deep understanding of monetary policy.

But he says the central bank's independence from political interference or legal intimidation is non-negotiable.

Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump called the North Carolina Republican an obstructionist.

That kind of thinking is why he's no longer a senator.

You know, he's going to be out of office.

It's too bad.

I always liked Senator to tell us, actually, but he did some things that were not smart.

And whatever, I mean, you know, if he doesn't approve, we'll just have to wait until somebody comes in that will approve it.

Jerome Powell says the White House is using the probe to pressure the Fed to cut interest rates.

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