Housing secretary nominee Ben Carson: what you need to know
Confirmation hearings start today The former neurosurgeon, a one-time rival for the Republican presidential nomination?who became a favorite of Christian conservatives due to his inspiring tale of overcoming poverty?will start confirmation hearings today to become the secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Here?s what you need to know about Carson and his nomination to lead, under President-elect Trump, the $47 billion agency tasked with providing ?a decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family.?
He has no direct experience in housing policy or urban planning
Dr. Carson?s resume lacks any professional experience in the field and no stints in government. Instead, his personal experience growing up in poverty in Detroit is being held up as key reason he?s qualified for the position. His up-by-your-bootstraps tale of prevailing against poverty, with a mother who worked numerous jobs and used food stamps to support her family, offers an inspiring story, and according to prepared remarks he may present at his hearing today, gives him a unique ability to ?understand housing insecurity.?
Housing experts oppose his nomination
Carson?s lack of related professional experience (in addition to previous statements against government interference) has unnerved housing experts.
?There are reasonable ways to use housing policy to enhance the opportunities available to lower-income citizens,? he wrote in a Washington Times op-ed in 2015...
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