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Mr. Secretary, thank you for calling in. I've been on a rant about this interview that the fact checker had done with Mark Halperin, where Kessler was trying to basically weasel out of the fact that, well, there's no bias in the newsroom. And so I don't want to throw you into that conversation except for how about one quick question, and that is, has the Washington Post been very fair and good covering all of the great work that HUD has been doing the last 200 days?
Well, good morning, Griff. Great to be with you, sir, and excited to join in the conversation. I think overall, You know, we have very few media outlets that are fair and balanced in covering the great work that's been done. I mean, you have some that want to suppress. the great work, you know, and not let the people know really what's been The transformational actions that have taken place.
And the Washington Post, albeit I don't pay very much attention to what they do, I have a great assignment and a big job here at HUD, but I would say that very few of them cover what's going on in a fair way. Such a shame, too, because in just 200 days with you as secretary under President Trump's leadership, you've had remarkable success on the housing front. It's certainly something that deserves to be in the news and on the front page of the Washington Post. Tell us, I just want to give you a chance to sort of sound off on many of the accomplishments that you've been able to make there at HUD.
Well, thank you, Griff. You know, when you look at the mission, and one thing we are very focused on at HUD is returning to a mission-minded focus. We know who we've been called to serve. We know the mission that we've been called to carry out. And so we're laser-focused on that and really delivering real results, tangible results to the American people in the community that we serve, rural, tribal, and urban.
And you think about it, you know, we've been tearing down burdensome regulations like the affirmatively further and fair housing rule that was crippling development in our country and working on taking down more burdensome, onerous regulations so that we can free up the building and development in our country where we need seven million units of housing of all types. And so carrying these regulations down from a federal standpoint, working with our local and state partners to also take inventory and take those burdensome regulations down will help us to continue to build affordable housing. And more recently, here, you saw the President sign an executive order to end crime and disorder on America's streets. And this EO really highlights the failed policy of housing first, You know, when it comes to homelessness, we want to look at homelessness from a holistic standpoint. Standpoint to treat really the root of homelessness, to look at the mental illness, to look at the substance use.
Disorder. And so, historically, Griff, homelessness has been defined and has been graded successful the more people that you have in the homeless shelter. But HUD is no longer going to define success that way. We'll define success from the quality of service that we provide and also the amount of people that we launch out of homelessness into a life of self-sustainability. And so, cutting red tape, taking down burdensome regulations, having a different paradigm as it relates to homelessness, and also our youth initiative, our foster youth initiative that we partnered with the First Lady on.
doctor Ben Carson, when he was the secretary, started this foster use initiative. And we have invested over five million dollars in serving the youth of our country so that when they age out, They have a solid place to land as it pertains to housing so they can concentrate on their education, on their family formation, on their career. And so I'm excited about this. And we've allocated $25 million, Griff, in HUD's budget, working with the First Lady to help our foster youth. And so just in those 200 days, then you have the passage of the one big beautiful bill, which I know you want to talk about, which has been transformational for our country, including Opportunity Zone.
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Well, and I think it's so fascinating: the opportunity zones and what's in the big, beautiful bill. And you're right, I had to squeeze this in because, you know, Mr. Secretary, I moved to Washington in 1993. I grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, and I'd never lived in a city that had a professional sports team, an NFL team. And so I get to Washington.
I'm like, I've got the Washington Redskins. I can't believe it. And so I bought tickets in the nosebleed. It's all I could afford. But I got to watch one of the greatest cornerbacks in the NFL for the Washington Redskins and Al Commanders in Scott Turner play.
And I went to the last game in RFK Stadium when they played the Cowboys and beat them. Actually, just my birthday is December 15th. It was like the day before or after. I can't exactly remember. But, you know, there's now talk of returning to RFK.
Bringing the Washington team back there to RFK in that area. And that area is actually, I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, in an opportunity zone. Yes, sir. Griff, that's a great memory, by the way. I remember that game all too well.
And so thank you for bringing that back. That put a smile on my face. But yes, where RFK Stadium, the beloved RFK Stadium, the home of the Redskins, where I was drafted, RFK is indeed there in the opportunity zone. And as you saw, the owner of the commanders, Josh Harris, and his team, working with the city to bring the team, to bring the stadium back there, which will bring great community revitalization, bring new life to the area and mixed-use development, 6,000 units of housing, economic opportunity, new jobs. But I will say as a caveat, as a caveat here, that the city of D.C.
must get the crime in that area under control, must get support for law enforcement and start to rein in On crime, so that this revitalization can truly take place because opportunity zone policy is a transformative policy, but we've got to get the crime in order. You sure do. And, you know, here's looking at you, Mayor Murray-Bowser. You can do it. You got to get it done.
It's got to happen. And just before I run out of time, I've only got like a minute left, Mr. Secretary, but I got to ask you: so, you know, there's all this talk. President Trump says he would like to see the name returned to the Redskins. How do you feel about it?
Yeah, you know, I do. You know, I'm a Redskin fan. That team is very endearing to me. That's where I got my start was at the Washington Redskins. And, you know, as well as I do, when they changed the name, it was under very odd and bad circumstances.
I think that many people love the name Redskins. I believe the tribes were honored to have the Redskins as the logo and the mascot for this professional football team.
So I would love to see that name come back. I'm a great supporter of Josh and the ownership and those players and all really the NFL. But that would be tremendous to bring the name back. But more importantly, to bring economic development and opportunity back to that city. If they bring the name back and the team back to RFK Stadium, I am going to demand, if they don't already have plans to do it, to bring Scott Turner, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, but once one of the greatest cornerbacks of that legendary.
90s team, back to that stadium. Mr. Secretary, it was such an honor and pleasure speaking with you. Have a great weekend and keep up the great work.
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