Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson was confirmed by the Senate Thursday to become housing secretary in the Trump administration. In his role as head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD, Carson will lead more than 8,300 employees and handle an annual budget of nearly $47 billion. The vote change comes after she faced pressure from liberal activists and wrote a long Facebook post defending her support of Carson. During his Senate hearing, Carson said he wanted to focus on solutions to combat the lack of available low-income housing and to forge new partnerships between government and the private sector. In addition, the report said 71 percent of extremely low-income households spend more than half of their income on housing.

Source: Fox News March 02, 2017 17:03 UTC