The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs voted to advance several of President Trump’s nominees for senior posts at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Treasury, sending their nominations to the full Senate for consideration. The nominees are Ben Hobbs for Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing at HUD, Ronnie Kurtz for Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development at HUD, Christopher Pilkerton for Assistant Secretary for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States at Treasury, and Jonathan Burke for Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing at Treasury. Chairman Tim Scott framed the HUD nominees as relevant to housing supply and affordability and referenced implementing the ROAD to Housing Act once signed into law, while positioning the Treasury nominees as central to protecting strategic industries and combating illicit finance. Each nomination now moves to the Senate floor for further action.
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs 2025-09-30
U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs advances four Trump nominees for HUD and Treasury assistant secretary roles
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs advanced nominations for senior posts at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Treasury, sending them to the full Senate. Nominees include Ben Hobbs and Ronnie Kurtz for HUD, and Christopher Pilkerton and Jonathan Burke for Treasury. Chairman Tim Scott emphasized the nominees' roles in housing supply, affordability, and combating illicit finance.