Ben Carson’s HUD Spends $31,000 on Dining Set for His Office

The White House is proposing to slash department programs for the homeless, elderly and poor.
New York Times
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Ben Carson’s HUD Spends $31,000 on Dining Set for His Office

By GLENN THRUSH FEB. 27, 2018

WASHINGTON — Department of Housing and Urban Development officials spent $31,000 on a new dining room set for Secretary Ben Carson’s office in late 2017 — just as the White House circulated its plans to slash HUD’s programs for the homeless, elderly and poor, according to federal procurement records.

The purchase of the custom hardwood table, chairs and hutch came a month after a top agency staff member filed a whistle-blower complaint charging Mr. Carson’s wife, Candy Carson, with pressuring department officials to find money for the expensive redecoration of his offices, even if it meant circumventing the law.