Scott Turner on Dismantling Obama-Biden Era 'Radical Left Policy' at HUD

HUD's Stance on DEI in Disaster Recovery

• 💡 HUD Secretary Scott Turner states that the city of Asheville's draft disaster recovery action plan, which includes DEI criteria, is "not acceptable" to HUD or the President.
• 🎯 HUD is working with Asheville to ensure their revised plan complies with HUD principles for fund distribution, aiming to help residents recover from Hurricane Helen.

Revitalizing Opportunity Zones

• 🚀 The Opportunity Zones policy, a successful initiative from the first Trump Administration, is credited with lifting 1 million people out of poverty, building new housing, and creating businesses.
• 📈 Secretary Turner is working with Congress and stakeholders to expand Opportunity Zones, viewing them as a key strategy to address the nation's affordable housing crisis.

Rescinding the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule

• 🏠 The Obama-Biden era AFFH rule, described as a "burdensome regulation" and "radical left policy," has been rescinded to restore power and flexibility to local governments.
• 🔑 Turner argues that removing this rule, which mandated federal oversight on local housing discrimination efforts, will help increase housing supply and reduce costs by allowing localities to address their unique needs.

Addressing Housing Affordability and Interest Rates

• 📈 Mortgage rates have been decreasing for seven consecutive weeks, with recent reports showing them at 6.6%.
• 🇺🇸 President Trump's agenda focuses on decreasing the cost of living, including housing and interest rates, and combating inflation to enable more Americans to achieve homeownership.

The Homelessness Crisis and Fiscal Responsibility

• ⚠️ Secretary Turner acknowledges that homelessness is at an all-time high, with over 770,000 people experiencing homelessness in January 2024.
• 🤝 HUD is prioritizing collaboration with nonprofits and faith-based organizations, recognizing them as key partners with "boots on the ground" solutions.
• 💰 A HUD-DODGE task force identified $1.9 billion in misplaced taxpayer funds during the Biden Administration, which has been de-obligated and returned to the Treasury.
• ✅ Turner confirms that $4 million in DEI contracts at HUD are being canceled, stating "DEI at HUD is Dead" and emphasizing a commitment to serving all Americans.