This post was originally published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

HUD Secretary Scott Turner Statement on President Trump’s Discretionary Budget

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner today released the following statement on President Trump’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 discretionary budget.

“President Trump’s bold budget proposes a reimagining of how the federal government addresses affordable housing and community development. It rightfully provides states and localities greater flexibility while thoughtfully consolidating, streamlining, and simplifying existing programs to serve the American people at the highest standard,” said Secretary Scott Turner . “It creates the opportunity for greater partnership and collaboration across levels of government by requiring states and localities to have skin in the game and carefully consider how their policies hinder or advance goals of self-sufficiency and economic prosperity. Importantly, it furthers our mission-minded approach at HUD of taking inventory of our programs and processes to address the size and scope of the federal government, which has become too bloated and bureaucratic to efficiently function. I look forward to continuing budgetary conversations in the months ahead as we get our fiscal house in order and maximize HUD’s budget for the rural, tribal and urban communities we are called to serve.”