Scott Turner, the new secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in his speech Friday at the Conservative Political Action Conference promised government accountability and to tackle the housing crisis and to rebuild American society.
“We will be mission-minded at HUD, so I’m ready. I’m ready to do the work. I’m ready to rebuild and to revitalize American communities and ensure everyone has the opportunity to achieve the American dream.”
Turner noted that his own 24-year-old son had asked how he was ever going to be able to afford to buy a home and that the young people he mentors expressed the same concerns.
The new HUD chief described the housing crisis as an opportunity and pledged to make the government more efficient and productive in addressing those issues.
“We will take inventory to see which programs that we have that are serving you and…
