{"id":2391393,"date":"2025-01-16T18:19:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T23:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hud-nominee-sidesteps-tariffs-conversation-at-senate-hearing-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T18:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T23:19:48","slug":"trump-hud-nominee-sidesteps-tariffs-conversation-at-senate-hearing-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hud-nominee-sidesteps-tariffs-conversation-at-senate-hearing-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump HUD nominee sidesteps &#8216;tariffs conversation&#8217; at Senate hearing- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Ftrump-hud-nominee-sidesteps-tariffs-conversation-at-senate-hearing-washington-examiner%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=2391393&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>The article discusses a\u200b recent Senate hearing involving President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s nominee\u200d for the \u2064Department of housing and Urban Advancement (HUD). During the hearing, the nominee notably avoided \u200cengaging in discussions about the contentious issue of tariffs.The article highlights the\u2062 nominee&#8217;s careful navigation of perhaps divisive topics\u200c while addressing the Senate, emphasizing the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sick-leaked-veterans-affairs-training-video-shows-government-has-gone-full-woke\/\" title=\"Newly Leaked VA Training Video Reveals Government&#039;s Full Wokeness\">political sensitivities surrounding<\/a> the position and the broader implications for\u2064 Trump&#8217;s management.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump HUD nominee sidesteps &lsquo;tariffs conversation&rsquo; at Senate hearing<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1905548\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s nominee to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development declined Thursday to wade into the turbulent political waters of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3286376\/trump-announces-external-revenue-service-to-collect-tariffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"incoming administration's tariffs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hobbs-says-she-is-cautiously-prepared-to-work-with-trump-on-the-border-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Hobbs says she is cautiously prepared to work with Trump on the border - Washington Examiner\">incoming administration&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s tariffs<\/a> could affect housing costs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3241118\/who-is-scott-turner-trump-nomination-secretary-housing-urban-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Scott Turner\">Scott Turner<\/a>, the former NFL quarterback who served in Trump&rsquo;s first administration, deferred to Trump when it came to whether construction costs would increase under his pledge to tax certain foreign imports.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think there&rsquo;s a lot of increase to the cost of housing,&rdquo; Turner told Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want to get into the tariffs conversation because, obviously, that is not my job. That&rsquo;s the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s and your job as Congress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But what I want to do is combat anything that raises the cost of housing,&rdquo; he added, &ldquo;be it the cost of construction, be it fees, be it regulatory burdens.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s promise for tariffs of 10%, 25%, or more on certain goods has sparked fears they will further fuel an affordability crisis already raging across the country&rsquo;s housing markets. The import taxes, which companies could pass down to consumers, might extend to raw goods that homebuilders depend on, particularly lumber.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eric Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s nominee to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is sworn in during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Van Hollen expressed support for &ldquo;targeted tariffs to protect strategic U.S. industries&rdquo; but <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">opposed broader industry-wide tariffs<\/a>. He cited particular concerns with tariffs on gypsum, a mineral used in drywall, plaster, and cement. The United States produces gypsum but also <a href=\"https:\/\/oec.world\/en\/profile\/bilateral-product\/gypsum\/reporter\/usa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">imported $128 million<\/a> worth in 2022. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Won&rsquo;t those tariffs on gypsum and other things also raise the cost of housing and make it less affordable?&rdquo; Van Hollen asked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3242203\/what-items-affected-trump-tariffs-canada-mexico\/\"><strong>WHICH ITEMS WOULD BE AFFECTED BY TRUMP&rsquo;S PROPOSED TARIFFS ON CANADA AND MEXICO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Turner said he would discuss the matter with Trump and other related costs associated with homebuilding.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Affordable housing, if I&rsquo;m the secretary of HUD, will be my responsibility,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I do commit to having these and more conversations on how we can bring costs down in our country so that we can build, build, build, affordable housing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1905548\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1905548\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s HUD nominee avoids discussing tariffs at Senate hearing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2391394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hud-nominee-turner-on-trump-tariffs-impacting-housing-costs.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[48638,48508,13991,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2391393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-hud-nominee","tag-senate-hearing","tag-tariffs","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/hud-nominee-turner-on-trump-tariffs-impacting-housing-costs.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391393"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391393\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391397,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391393\/revisions\/2391397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}