Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are reacting to United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge’s retirement announcement.
U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, congratulated Fudge in a statement and added that “President Biden’s cabinet is going to have enormous shoes to fill because there is only one Secretary Fudge.”
President Joe Biden released a statement illustrating that he is thankful for the contributions Fudge made “toward a housing system that works for all Americans.”
“Marcia’s vision, passion, and focus on increasing economic opportunity have been assets to our country,” said Biden.
“I wish her well in her next chapter,” he added.
On Monday, Fudge announced that after serving as the HUD secretary for three years, she would be stepping down from her post by March 22.
In an exclusive interview with USA Today, the HUD secretary said that she has “done just about everything” she can do for the Biden-Harris administration “as we go into this crazy, silly season of an election.”
Since taking on the position, Fudge has been a changemaker by working to lower the costs of housing, assisting first-time homebuyers, combatting racial discrimination and addressing the detrimental impacts of redlining.
U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., told theGrio, in a statement that Fudge “steered HUD and the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to overcome disparities and harms that have persisted since America’s dawn.”
In a statement obtained by theGrio, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y. said that he is “grateful” for Fudge’s leadership.
Jeffries stated that during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fudge used her authority to deliver “120,000 housing vouchers into the hands of Americans facing homelessness, lowered the costs of mortgages for hardworking families and worked to eliminate racial discrimination in the appraisal…
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