Statement by Senator Warren on Craig Trainor’s Confirmation

Statement by Senator Warren on Craig Trainor's Confirmation

Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Senate's confirmation of Craig Trainor as Assistant Secretary of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

"Senate Republicans just pushed through the nomination of Craig Trainor - who is currently being sued by the NAACP for civil rights violations at the Department of Education - to lead HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Trainor's confirmation comes just one week after the Trump Administration fired and suspended whistleblowers who shared documents with my office describing the Administration's systematic attack on civil rights protections in housing in the office Trainor will now lead. Secretary Turner and Mr. Trainor must answer for the Administration's attempt to dismantle civil rights protections in housing and abandon Americans facing housing discrimination."

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