Hoeven Hosts HUD Secretary in North Dakota, Outlines Efforts to Promote Access to Affordable Housing

FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven this week hosted U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner in North Dakota to visit the state’s affordable housing efforts and advance policies and programs to more effectively meet North Dakotans’ housing needs. To this end, Senator Hoeven and Secretary Turner visited affordable housing developments in the Fargo region and held a stakeholder roundtable. Topics of the discussion included the following:
“North Dakota’s population has grown rapidly over the past 20 years, resulting from a strong economy and affordable cost of living. In order to sustain this trend and support families’ quality of life, we’ve worked across the state to ensure enough housing is built to meet demand and make sure affordable options are available,”said Senator Hoeven. “I appreciate Secretary Turner for visiting the state to learn about our efforts, hear the needs and priorities of North Dakotans and to work with us to make the best use of taxpayer dollars to address critical housing needs in our state. In particular, today’s discussion was an opportunity to strengthen the public-private partnerships that are driving the construction of affordable housing, while highlighting programs available to make home ownership more affordable.”
“I’m happy to have had the opportunity to visit North Dakota, witness the creative ways communities are finding to promote homeownership, and see firsthand about how President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill will bring prosperity to the state,”said HUD Secretary Scott Turner. “North Dakotans are living out the words on the state’s Latin motto: ‘One sows for the benefit of another age,’ because what they’re doing will serve future generations well as they purse the American Dream. I'm grateful to Senator Hoeven, Governor Armstrong, and local leaders for the warm welcome, and I look forward to continued discussions about how we can convene stakeholders to combat homelessness and make owning a home affordable again.”
As a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Committee, Hoeven has worked to ensure support for federal programs that enable developers to leverage private investment in affordable housing projects, such as:

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