Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, delivered the following opening statement during an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Decades of Dysfunction: Restoring Accountability at HUD.”

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

Trump and Musk are dismantling the nation’s housing agencies and raising housing costs with tariffs on some building materials, while this Committee pretends nothing unusual is happening.

Committee Democrats and I have sent three letters to and requested a briefing from HUD Secretary Turner. I’ve also asked Chair Hill to invite him to testify. We’ve received ZERO responses.

Are Republicans, who have been instructed to not hold townhalls anymore, scared by what the public will think if Turner has to answer for how Trump is ruining our housing market and economy?

Hopefully, my Republican colleagues will uphold their oath to protect the Constitution and the American people, and finally conduct oversight of HUD.

I wish I had more time. I would talk about the entire dysfunction of this government under Trump. All of the recalling that they have to do, changes they have to make. Even our nuclear program was at risk because they fired the employees and then they had to call them back.

I could go on and on and on. If you want to talk about dysfunction, lets talk about what’s happening with this administration.

I yield back.

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