TAMAQUA – State Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) extended his congratulations to newly confirmed U.S. Sec. of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner today. Argall and members of the Tamaqua community took note when Turner mentioned the borough during his confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
“The community-wide work to breathe new life into Tamaqua has received significant recognition in recent years – immortalized on a United States Postal Service stamp, visited by three different state-level cabinet officials, and now mentioned during the confirmation hearing of a cabinet secretary of our federal government,” said Argall. “It’s good to know that the leader of our nation’s foremost housing agency understands the issues facing our communities in Schuylkill, Carbon, and Luzerne counties.”
In 2019, at the request of U.S. Congressman Dan Meuser (PA-09), and as the Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, Turner visited Tamaqua for a roundtable discussion about how opportunity zones, such as Tamaqua’s City Revitalization and Improvement Zone, can breathe new life into older communities. At the 28-minute mark of his confirmation hearing, he mentioned this event while discussing the importance of visiting both urban and rural communities across the nation with U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC).
Turner was confirmed by a bipartisan vote of 55-45, winning support from both U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA).
CONTACT: Jim Brugger