Scott Turner, known for his nine seasons in the NFL, has been confirmed as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Turner emphasizes his commitment to tackling the housing crisis and using his platform to make a generational impact, promising to build a strong team and draw upon lessons learned both in sports and government.
‘s just-confirmed secretary of housing and urban development is perhaps best known for the nine seasons he spent playing cornerback in the NFL , more than double the length of his career in the Texas legislature, but he told thethat lessons he has learned both on the gridiron and in government will be essential for tackling one of the nation’s most pressing issues: the housing crisis .“ HUD is a very special place,” Turner said in an exclusive interview. “It’s housing. It’s homelessness.
Like many of Trump’s other Cabinet nominees, Turner’s confirmation advanced out of committee along party lines in late January. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee ranking member Elizabeth Warren said that, despite having some concerns about his nomination assuaged by his commitment to addressing the “housing supply crisis” in a bipartisan manner, she and the other committee Democrats would not vote for him because he had yet to complete an FBI background check.
Though a relative political novice compared to some of his other fellow Cabinet members, Turner does have a past working relationship with Trump. In 2019, the president appointed Turner to be the director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, where he and Trump’s first HUD secretary, Dr. Ben Carson, helmed the administration’s Opportunity Zone initiative.
“No, he didn’t have to win me over,” he laughed. “This is my heart, to not only join the administration but more so to serve my country.” Firefighters battle one of the Los Angeles wildfires, one of the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history.
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