WASHINGTON, DC, November 22, 2024 – David M. Dworkin, President and CEO of the National Housing Conference, issued the following statement in response to President Trump nominating Scott Turner for Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:
“Scott Turner has a well-established commitment to community development and was a vocal advocate for investing in underserved communities in the first Trump administration. We look forward to working with him in the years ahead.
He has been a vocal advocate for the Opportunity Zone program and we anticipate working with him to extend and expand the program to incentivize the construction of housing affordable to first-time home buyers, especially first-generation homebuyers.”
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About the National Housing Conference
Founded in 1931, the National Housing Conference is the oldest and broadest housing coalition in America. NHC is a diverse continuum of affordable housing stakeholders who convene and collaborate through dialogue, advocacy, research, and education, to develop equitable solutions that serve our common interest—an America where everyone is able to live in a quality, affordable home in a thriving community. Politically diverse and nonpartisan, NHC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.