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HUD Uses Affordable Housing Bus Tour to Announce Major Changes By Patrick Revere
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey greets HUD Secretary Ben Carson during the "Driving Affordable Housing Across America" bus tour on its stop in Russellville, Ala. Photos courtesy of Clayton.
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he U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson took to the road in late January and February to tour home building facilities, and to talk with locals who need access to better affordable housing. HUD’s “Driving Affordable Housing Across America” is a multi-city bus tour that will run through the spring of 2020. In addition to touring the facility, Secretary Carson took questions during an employee town hall. The bus tour kicked off in Louisville, Ky., made a stop in Nashville, Tenn., and toured a Clayton Homes factory,
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talking with manufactured housing industry professionals in Russellville, Ala. “This first leg is through the great American south, and the real focus of the travel has been to meet with local government officials and looking at how we can work together to reduce a lot of the regulatory barriers that are driving up the cost of housing,” Carson said to an audience of hundreds in Russellville. “I was delighted to be here this morning and to be able to look at the incredible development that’s been going on with manufactured housing. “A lot of people… they have no idea what’s happening in this industry,” he said.
