Marcia Fudge speaks during an event at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., on Dec. 11. She said at her confirmation hearing in January that her first priority would be protecting the millions of people who have fallen behind on rent or mortgages due to loss of income during the pandemic, telling senators that “we cannot afford to allow people …
LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has selected Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as his housing and urban development secretary and former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to reprise that role in his administration, according to five people familiar with the decisions. Biden sees Fudge as a leading voice for working families and a longtime champion of affordable housing, infrastructure …
Biden Plans To Tap Rep. Marcia Fudge As Housing Secretary, Tom Vilsack For USDA Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Updated at 7:30 p.m. ET President-elect Joe Biden is expected to name Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development and former Iowa Gov. Biden chose Fudge because of her …