Ex-NFL Star Tapped as HUD Chief Has Game Plan for Agency

Scott Turner , nominated to be secretary of Housing and Urban Development , testified before the Senate Banking, Housing , and Urban Affairs Committee .

The housing crisis in the United States was a topic of much discussion during the hearing.

Turner said owning a home was key to building intergenerational wealth.

Turner ’s hearing was much less contentious than those of some other Trump nominees this week .

Some senators welcomed the nominee with a discussion of football, given his previous career.

Turner will do a "phenomenal job of instituting President Trump 's agenda," Britt said.