By cutting red tape, we are creating a more predictable and stable future for innovators to flourish. We want to encourage the drive, ambition, and bold spirit that have pushed through complacency and the status quo throughout our history.
Scott Turner
The Public Record
U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Trump administration; former Texas state representative and NFL player.
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September 23, 2026
We now live in homes that the Pilgrims could not have imagined in their wildest dreams, and it is exciting to imagine what homes Americans will live in 250 years from now.…
— Scott Turner
We recognize that the private sector is the real engine of innovation, and we want to empower builders by getting out of their way instead of blocking them at every turn with red tape and mandates.
Innovation in homeownership has defined America for 250 years, and beyond. Owning a home is a key part of the American dream. And American innovation has helped those homes get better and better with each passing year.
Housing assistance was never meant to trap work-able individuals on government support their entire lives.
It’s one thing to tell young people, ‘Go outside and play, go do this,’” Turner said. “But it’s another thing to provide them with the tools that they need to lead a healthy lifestyle and to be successful.
Every American deserves the law’s protection, and any institution of higher education that engages in unlawful housing discrimination will be held accountable.
Unlawful discrimination cannot be allowed to poison American communities or separate members of our next generation — especially in college and university housing.
That's what we're doing now is easing the regulatory environment, bringing the cost down, raising the supply so builders can build and homeowners can buy.
Other states are laser focused on this. I was just in Philadelphia and they are dialed in and working very well together.
Florida is really ahead of the game, in particular when it comes to opportunities, and Texas is doing a great job.
That's what we're doing now, we are easing the regulatory environment, bringing the cost down, raising the supply so builders can build and homeowners can buy.