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March 31st, 2008
Posted: 03:05 PM ET
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigned Monday amid multiple ethics investigations and criticism from top lawmakers, saying he needs to focus on “personal and family matters.” Jackson said his resignation will take effect April 18. It follows criticism from members of Congress that he has refused to respond adequately to allegations of impropriety — allegations he did not address in his announcement. In a written statement, President Bush said Jackson “made significant progress in transforming public housing, revitalizing and modernizing the Federal Housing Administration, increasing affordable housing, rebuilding the Gulf Coast, decreasing homelessness, and increasing minority homeownership.” But Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut, who called for Jackson’s resignation earlier this month, welcomed his decision to step down. “I think it was the right move. We need to have people whose focus and attention is going to be 100 percent on this issue,” he told reporters. |
 
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