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.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development declined Thursday to wade into the turbulent political waters of how the incoming administration’s tariffs could affect housing costs.

The Senate Banking Committee backed former NFL player Eric Scott Turner to become Housing and Urban Development secretary.

Senate committees on Thursday approved a handful of Trump Cabinet nominees setting them up for approval by the full chamber.

The subcommittee has primary jurisdiction over issues related to affordable and accessible housing, mortgage servicing, transit, and urban development.

Committees will hear from nominees hoping to lead the Treasury, Interior Housing and Urban Development departments and the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Trump administration directed federal agencies to conduct a funding review, including a review of 100 HUD programs.

If confirmed, the NFL veteran and former developer would run a department with a $70 billion budget and roughly 8,000 employees

(AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) Eric Scott Turner, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, delivers his opening remarks during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing for his pending ...

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development declined ... and cement. The United States produces gypsum but also imported $128 million worth ...

Also on the docket were testimony from Brooke Rollins, Trump's nominee to head up the Department of Agriculture, and confirmation votes for Housing and Urban Development secretary nominee Eric ...