The Senate confirmed Ohio Representative Marcia Fudge on Wednesday to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development [HUD], the Associated Press reported.   The former Warrensville Heights mayor has represented parts of Cleveland and Akron since 2008, per the AP.   At her confirmation hearing in January, Fudge said that protecting homeowners and renters who have fallen behind on rent and mortgages as a result of the coronavirus pandemic would be a priority for her, saying, “we cannot afford to allow people in the midst of a pandemic to be put in the streets.”   She was confirmed by the Senate in […]

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