Former NFL veteran-turned-Texas state legislator Scott Turner said Thursday during his confirmation hearing to be the next Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary his goal will be to help people get off government assistance and become more self-sustainable.
Testifying before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Turner said, if confirmed, his priorities would be to advance and expand polices heralded by the incoming Trump administration.
"This moment is not just about fixing what’s broken. It’s about continuing and expanding the policies from the first Trump administration — policies that worked," Turner said Thursday. He added that his "goal" as HUD secretary will be "to help people get off government assistance, become self-sustainable and achieve the American dream."
Turner previously served as executive director of the Trump administration’s Opportunity and Revitalization Council that established "Opportunity Zones," an economic revitalization plan aimed at helping low-income, minority communities, which Turner said he hopes to expand. Turner also said he plans to cut ...
