Housing industry leaders are hopeful for a swift confirmation of Rep. Marcia Fudge of Ohio as the next secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The Biden-Harris transition team and Fudge confirmed that she is the pick to be the nation’s next top housing official.
“Congresswoman Fudge would bring a much-needed fresh approach to national housing policy,” said David M. Dworkin, president and CEO of the National Housing Conference. “She has been a strong supporter of the HOME program and played a leading role in getting Congress to approve desperately needed funds to stabilize the hardest-hit neighborhoods during the Great Recession.”
“Her background as mayor of an inner ring suburb of Cleveland, and as a leader on education policy, would be important as HUD plays an important role in reversing the catastrophic loss of Black homeowners over the past 10 years,” he said. “Congresswoman Fudge understands the need to make housing policy work for all communities, urban, suburban, and rural.”
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