Picked to lead the housing agency under Trump, the former Texas House member tells senators there is a housing crisis. Democrats say they want to act only after a background check.

If confirmed, the NFL veteran and former developer would run a department with a $70 billion budget and roughly 8,000 employees

Scott Turner, President Trump's pick to head the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, faced opposition from Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee, but his nomination was nonetheless approved by a vote of 13-11.

The Senate Banking Committee voted Thursday along party lines, 13-11, to advance the nomination of Scott Turner to be secretary of Housing and Urban Development, as Democrats and Republicans split over procedural,