Trump-nominated former NFL player clears Senate hurdle, paving way for confirmation

Scott Turner, a erstwhile NFL subordinate and Texas authorities lawmaker, precocious past a cardinal procedural hurdle successful the Senate connected Tuesday night, teeing up a last confirmation ballot to pb the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) aboriginal this week. 

The information cleared the procedural ballot by a borderline of 55-45, with 2 Democrats joining Republicans.

President Donald Trump announced Turner arsenic his prime to beryllium HUD caput soon aft his November predetermination past year. 

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In Trump's erstwhile administration, Dr. Ben Carson, a erstwhile GOP statesmanlike candidate, led HUD. 

Turner notably played successful the NFL for 9 seasons aft being drafted successful 1995. The antiaircraft backmost spent clip playing for the Washington Redskins, the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos. 

After leaving the league, helium ran for bureau successful his location authorities of Texas, wherever helium served for respective years. 

In Trump's announcement, helium touted Turner's enactment successful his past medication arsenic the First Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC). He explained that the nominee "lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s astir distressed communities."

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"Those efforts, moving unneurotic with former HUD Secretary, Ben Carson, were maximized by Scott’s guidance successful overseeing 16 Federal Agencies which implemented much than 200 argumentation actions furthering Economic Development. Under Scott’s leadership, Opportunity Zones received implicit $50 Billion Dollars successful Private Investment!" helium added. 

In Turner's proceeding past period earlier the Senate Committee connected Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, helium testified that helium wants to hole breached argumentation areas and ween Americans disconnected of authorities assistance. 

He explained that it is his extremity "to assistance radical get disconnected authorities assistance, go self-sustainable and execute the American dream."