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Carson defends record, tangles with Warren at confirmation hearing | Fox News
I didn't include the part where Senator Warren acted like a big fat has-been bitch, asking him irrelevant questions to make herself of some importance. Carson had a letter of support from previous HUD secretaries. He's qualified.
Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who's had an illustrious career in medicine but little formal background in housing policy, defended his qualifications Thursday to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, as he sought Senate approval during his confirmation hearing.
Carson, testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, cited his personal story as he explained his familiarity with the core issues that HUD -- an agency with 8,300 employees and a nearly $50 billion budget -- handles. He recalled his childhood in inner-city Detroit and being raised by a single mother who worked as a “domestic” because she had just a third-grade education.
"We had no place to live ... so I have actually in my life understood what housing insecurity was,” he told lawmakers.
I didn't include the part where Senator Warren acted like a big fat has-been bitch, asking him irrelevant questions to make herself of some importance. Carson had a letter of support from previous HUD secretaries. He's qualified.