Carson Makes Case for HUD Secretary, Sharing ‘Holistic’ Approach

A Senate Committee on Thursday evaluated Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary nominee Ben Carson in a hearing to confirm the position, extending a welcome to the retired neurosurgeon who, in his words, experienced “housing insecurity” firsthand.
“It’s difficult for a child to learn at school if he or she doesn’t have an adequate place to live,” he told the Committee. “I understand housing insecurity.”
Carson shared that he pl