Biden Plans To Tap Rep. Marcia Fudge As Housing Secretary, Tom Vilsack As Agriculture

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Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, at the Capitol in 2018.

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Tom Vilsack testifies during a hearing before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee in 2016 on Capitol Hill.

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Tom Vilsack testifies during a hearing before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee in 2016 on Capitol Hill.

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The news of the selections was first reported by Politico and Axios.

Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, Fudge said she had not been offered the HUD job, but had spoken with Biden and his team and said «if I can help this president in any way possible, I am more than happy to do it.»