The committee vote was split along party lines, with Democrats saying that a lack of an FBI background check for Turner was a sticking point.

Picked to lead the housing agency under Trump, the former Texas House member tells senators there is a housing crisis. Democrats say they want to act only after a background check.

Moreno invited nominee Eric Scott Turner to visit Cleveland's housing projects which he said would be "sanctioned by the UN for human rights violations" if illegal immigrants were housed there.

While reactions largely fall within partisan lines, both parties appear poised to work with new HUD leadership to tackle housing challenges.

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The Senate is holding more confirmation hearings for President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks ahead of his return to office on Monday.

Scott Turner, the former NFL player who ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council in Trump’s first term, appears at a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban ...

Scott Turner is the nominee for secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Here's why he's poised for success in the new role.

Scott Turner, the former NFL player who ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council in Trump’s first term, appears at a hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban ...

Former NFL veteran-turned-Texas state legislator Scott Turner said Thursday during his confirmation hearing to be the next Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary his goal will be to help ...

WASHINGTON – Former Texas state Rep. Scott Turner, picked by president-elect Donald Trump to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, told a Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday ...

UN Ambassador nominee Elise Stefanik Rep ... an oil and gas company operating in Kurdistan, Iraq. Scott Turner is Trump's nominee to be secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.