Senate confirms Fudge to lead housing agency, Regan for EPA
Fudge, a veteran lawmaker, will lead the housing agency agency just as Congress has passed new benefits for renters and homeowners who have suffered economic losses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Fudge was confirmed 66-34, while Regan was also approved by a 66-34 vote. All three nominees won bipartisan support for their nominations, although Republican Leader Mitch McConnell voted against Regan. The two nominees both support โfar-left policies that crush jobsโณ in his state and across the country, the Kentucky Republican said. AdCapito also complained that Regan will take cues from Biden's White House climate adviser Gina McCarthy, a former EPA chief.
HUD nominee pledges action to prevent home loss in pandemic
(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)WASHINGTON โ Housing secretary nominee Marcia Fudge told senators Thursday that she would take โextraordinary actionsโ to prevent people from losing their homes due to the coronavirus pandemic. Fudge championed homeownership as a classically American โticket to the middle classโ and endorsed federal financial assistance to expand the ranks of minority homeowners. And we are in extraordinary times,โ said Fudge, speaking remotely from Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland. Fudge also endorsed direct federal financial assistance to help prospective minority homeowners with the down payment on a mortgage. When Kennedy asked her directly whether she believed Republicans cared about Black Americans, Fudge tersely answered, โI do, some, yes.โSen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, defended Fudge.