Unapologetic Q&A: HUD Secretary Scott Turner Breaks Down His Agency's Wins & Plans for the Next 100 Days
HUD Secretary Scott Turner outlines accomplishments of his department in the initial 100 days, reveals objectives for the subsequent 100 days.
A sit-down with our website Digital features Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, dishing on the agency's biggest victories during Trump's first 100 days and sharing his plans for the upcoming 100 days.
Scott Turner, HUD's new boss, spilled the beans to our website Digital about the deets behind the department's triumphs thus far and what's on the agenda for the next chapter.
Some victories credited to Turner include scrapping Biden and Obama-era regulations to unleash the housing market's potential for innovation. Other achievements include reforms geared toward putting American citizens first when it comes to accessing HUD resources and ensuring fairness in the process. Looking ahead, Turner promises work requirements for HUD-funded housing programs will be a top priority, among other initiatives.
"We're all business here, we're all about the hustle, and we're all about getting things done," said Turner. "Progress and success doesn't just happen—you gotta be intentional and focus on it like a laser."
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Turner insists HUD's reform efforts have been deliberate and strategic.
Part of the strategy involves dismantling what Turner calls "red tape," such as the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule enacted under Obama and revived by Biden.
"We knocked that rule down to give localities more power and flexibility," Turner explained, arguing that the rule allowed D.C. bureaucrats to play favorites in local communities.
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Turner also introduced a new collaborative venture with the Department of Homeland Security to prevent noncitizens from gobbling up HUD resources intended for American citizens.
"Americans are living in HUD-funded housing, plain and simple," Turner said, stressing the partnership's focus on data collection and understanding who's living in housing that's backed by American taxpayers.
Turner also boasted about one of his first moves as HUD secretary: rescinding the Obama-era equal access rule that required HUD-funded programs and shelters to admit transgender individuals based on their self-identified gender. "We axed that rule to protect American women and ensure that only those who identify with the sex they were assigned at birth can enter HUD-funded facilities," Turner said.
future priorities include helping those receiving public assistance become more self-sufficient through work requirements for those in HUD-funded housing programs, since "social safety nets weren't meant to be a crutch—they were meant to serve as a trampoline to help people launch themselves into lives of self-sustainability."
"We don't wanna balloon the size of government," Turner added, "we want to shrink it."
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Turner also stressed the importance of increasing public-private partnerships to tackle housing affordability issues and combat homelessness.
When asked about pushback he's faced regarding his policy changes thus far, Turner said, "Part of being a true leader is making tough decisions that not everyone may agree with." However, he added that he stands behind these decisions "for the betterment of our country and the American people."
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- HUD Secretary Scott Turner revealed the triumphs of his department during Trump's first 100 days, emphasizing the scrapping of Obama and Biden-era regulations to foster innovation in the housing market.
- Revealing the agenda for the upcoming 100 days, Turner expressed that work requirements for HUD-funded housing programs will be a top priority, along with other initiatives.
- Turner insists HUD's reform efforts have been deliberate and strategic, involving the dismantling of "red tape" such as the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule.
- The Secretary introduced a collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security to prevent noncitizens from accessing HUD resources intended for American citizens, focusing on data collection to understand who's living in HUD-funded housing.
- Public-private partnerships are integral to Turner's plans for addressing housing affordability issues and combating homelessness, as he seeks to protect American citizens and encourage self-sustainability among those receiving public assistance.
