The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs issued an advisory announcing that Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren will host a “Fair Housing Under Fire” Spotlight Forum focused on the Trump Administration’s approach to enforcing fair housing and civil rights laws amid a housing affordability crisis. The forum is set to feature testimony from two former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) civil rights attorneys described as whistleblowers who were fired after raising concerns from inside HUD. The advisory identifies the whistleblowers as Paul Osadebe and Palmer Heenan and lists additional participants including Sasha Samberg-Champion of the National Fair Housing Alliance and Martie Lafferty of the Tennessee Fair Housing Council. It also states that Warren has formally invited HUD Secretary Scott Turner to testify and references her earlier call for HUD’s Office of the Inspector General to launch an independent investigation following the whistleblowers’ allegations. The forum is scheduled for January 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, room G-50.
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U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs schedules Warren Spotlight Forum on fair housing enforcement with HUD whistleblowers
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs announced a "Fair Housing Under Fire" forum hosted by Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren, focusing on the Trump Administration's enforcement of fair housing laws amid a housing crisis. The forum will feature testimony from former HUD civil rights attorneys and other experts, with an invitation extended to HUD Secretary Scott Turner.