U.S. Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge will step down this monthFudge will return home to Ohio after nearly five decades of public service.
"The people HUD serves are those who are often left out and left behind," Fudge, who is 71, said in a statement. "These are my people. They serve as my motivation for everything we have been able to accomplish."
President Biden praised her work, saying, "She has been a strong voice for expanding efforts to build generational wealth through homeownership and lowering costs and promoting fairness for America's renters."
I’m curious if Biden appoint someone who will more aggressively pursue tackling rent and housing prices, as he mentioned in the SOTU. IIRC, Fudge never really wanted HUD. During the transition a lot of the CBC and some progressives lobbied for her to takeover Ag, as she had worked with SNAP before (which is the majority of Ag). A lot of people thought Buttigieg would get HUD, but he got transportation instead.
