{"id":2196846,"date":"2024-03-11T17:57:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hud-secretary-marcia-fudge-to-step-down-becoming-second-under-biden-administration\/"},"modified":"2024-03-11T17:59:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T21:59:08","slug":"hud-secretary-marcia-fudge-to-step-down-becoming-second-under-biden-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hud-secretary-marcia-fudge-to-step-down-becoming-second-under-biden-administration\/","title":{"rendered":"HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge to resign, second under Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhud-secretary-marcia-fudge-to-step-down-becoming-second-under-biden-administration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2196846&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge speaks during the Freedman\u2019s Bank\u2064 Forum\u2062 in the Cash Room at the \u2062Treasury Department on October 04, 2022 in\u2063 Washington, DC. According to the department, the forum \u2064is focused on \u201cefforts to increase economic opportunity and growth\u2063 for communities of color and address the persistent drivers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/treasury-department-appoints-first-counselor-for-racial-equity\/\" title=\"Treasury Department Appoints First \u2018Counselor For Racial Equity\u2019\">racial wealth divide<\/a>.\u201d (Photo by Chip\u200d Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\/\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>2:55 PM -Monday, March 11, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Another Biden administration official has officially announced they are stepping down from their role.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Marcia Fudge \u200dannounced \u200cshe\u2064 will be stepping away from her cabinet position later \u200cthis month, which makes it \u2062the second cabinet secretary to do\u2063 so during\u200c the\u200c Biden administration. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cIt has always been my belief\u200c that government can\u2062 and should work for \u200bthe\u200c people. For the last three years, I have fully embraced HUD\u2019s mission to\u2063 create strong, sustainable, inclusive \u2064communities and quality affordable homes for all,\u201d Fudge said in a\u2062 statement on \u2064Monday. \u201cThe\u2062 people HUD serves are\u2063 those who\u200c are often left out and left behind. These are my people. They serve as my motivation for everything we have been able to accomplish.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fudge stated her resignation will be effective March 22<sup>nd<\/sup>. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cFrom her time as a mayor, to her \u2062years as a fierce advocate\u200b in\u2062 the \u2062U.S. House\u200c of Representatives, Marcia\u2019s\u200b vision, passion, and focus\u2063 on increasing economic\u2064 opportunity have been assets to our country. I\u2019m grateful for all of her contributions toward a housing system that works for all Americans, and I wish her well in her next chapter,\u201d President Joe \u2063Biden wrote in a statement on her departure.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Biden administration \u2064official also told<em> \u2063USA Today<\/em> she has plans to return to her home in Ohio.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re in these kinds\u200c of roles you go out\u200b when you\u2019re on top and I believe \u2062that\u2019s where we are,\u201d Fudge told <em>USA Today<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fudge served in Congress from \u200bNovember 2008 through \u200bMarch 2021, representing Ohio\u2019s 11<sup>th<\/sup> district before\u2064 she\u200b was brought on to lead Biden\u2019s HUD Department.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on her impending departure,\u00a0 President Joe Biden gave praise \u2064to Fudge\u2019s work to help lower housing costs and boost supply.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful for all of her contributions\u2062 toward a housing system that works for all Americans,\u201d Biden said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s still \u200cunclear \u2063when the Senate will fill the seat once Fudge leaves. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking \u2063news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A new\u200c documentary, The Relentless Patriot,\u00a0 about artist Scott Labaido is set to premier at Mar-a-lago on March 13th. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>It might be a rough day\u00a0for some, \u200bbut\u00a0a celebration \u2063for many!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One medical expert\u2063 says national panic could set in after the 2024 election concludes. Here\u2019s One America\u2019s Nathaniel Mannor.  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Rep. Steve Toth<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Reddit\u200b is aiming \u2064for a valuation\u2063 of up to $6.4 billion in its U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-owners-of-solarwinds-have-links-to-obama-the-clintons-china-hong-kong-and-the-us-election-process\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Owners of SolarWinds Have Links to Obama, the Clintons, China, Hong Kong and the US Election Process\">initial public offering<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence startup xAI would open-source its ChatGPT challenger \u201cGrok\u201d this week.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>UnitedHealth Group is likely to need several months\u200c to make a\u200d full recovery from one of the\u200b most disruptive hacks against America\u2019s healthcare infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Google has been touting the myriad innovations in the first building wholly designed and built \u200cby the web \u2063giant.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \u200d rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What qualities and qualifications should the Biden administration prioritize in selecting a successor to Secretary Marcia Fudge to ensure\u200b the continuation of\u200c the mission to create\u2063 inclusive communities and affordable housing?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Another Biden \u200badministration \u200cofficial\u2063 has officially announced they are \u200bstepping down from their role. On Monday, Secretary of Housing and \u2062Urban Development Marcia Fudge announced she\u200c will be stepping away \u2064from her cabinet position later this \u2064month, which makes it \u200cthe second\u200b cabinet secretary to do so during the \u2062Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>Fudge stated her resignation\u200b will be effective \u2062March 22nd. President Joe Biden wrote in\u200c a\u200c statement on her departure, &#8220;From her\u200d time as a mayor, to her years as a fierce\u200c advocate in the U.S. House of Representatives, Marcia&#8217;s \u2064vision, passion,\u200c and focus on increasing economic opportunity have been assets to \u2063our country. I&#8217;m grateful for all of her contributions\u2063 toward a housing system that works for all Americans, and I wish her well in her next\u2063 chapter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration official also \u2062told USA\u200b Today she has plans to \u200breturn to her home in Ohio. &#8220;When \u200dyou&#8217;re in these kinds of \u200broles you go out when you&#8217;re on\u2064 top and I believe\u200c that&#8217;s where we are,&#8221;\u2062 Fudge told USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>Fudge served in Congress from \u2064November\u200c 2008 through March 2021, representing Ohio&#8217;s 11th district before she \u2063was brought on to lead Biden&#8217;s HUD Department. \u200bIn a statement on her impending departure, President Joe Biden gave praise to Fudge&#8217;s work to help lower housing costs and boost supply.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of Fudge&#8217;s resignation comes at a time when the Biden administration is facing challenges in addressing the housing \u200dcrisis and racial wealth\u200d divide. Fudge&#8217;s departure will leave a gap\u200b in the leadership of\u2063 the\u200d Department of Housing \u2063and Urban Development, which plays a \u2063crucial role \u200bin ensuring affordable housing and promoting equitable and inclusive communities.<\/p>\n<p>As Fudge\u200d steps away from\u200d her role, the Biden administration will need to\u2063 find a qualified successor who is committed to continuing the mission of creating strong, \u200dsustainable, inclusive\u2063 communities and quality affordable homes for all. This appointment will be vital in addressing the pressing housing issues facing the nation and advancing economic opportunity for communities of color.<\/p>\n<p>Fudge&#8217;s\u2063 departure also \u2062highlights \u2062the turnover within the Biden\u2064 administration, with multiple key officials stepping down within the first months of \u2063the presidency. While \u2064such changes are \u200bnot uncommon in political administrations, \u2063they do pose challenges\u200d in maintaining consistency and implementing long-term policies.<\/p>\n<p>The impact of\u200c Fudge&#8217;s\u2064 leadership and\u200b contributions during her tenure as Secretary of Housing and Urban \u2063Development will\u200c be evaluated\u2062 and analyzed by experts and scholars in the coming years. Her departure marks a significant transition in the administration&#8217;s\u200b approach to housing \u2062policy and the further development of strategies to narrow the racial wealth divide.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the focus should remain on finding a capable successor to continue the important work initiated by Fudge and address the pressing challenges in\u2063 the housing\u200d sector. The Biden administration must prioritize housing affordability, equitable access to housing,\u200b and\u2064 economic opportunity to\u2063 ensure the well-being and prosperity of all Americans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge addresses economic opportunity for communities of color at the Freedman&#8217;s Bank Forum in Washington, DC. 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