Carson did not read from prepared remarks during Thursday's hearing -- which may have been due to claims that certain passages were plagiarized. Prior to the hearing, Democrats repeatedly raised questions about Carson’s fitness to manage a large bureaucracy given his lack of government experience. “It will not be my intention to do anything to benefit [Trump],” Carson responded. Warren pressed Carson for a yes or no answer. In the hearing's opening round, Brown asked Carson directly about his commitment to housing discrimination laws given past remarks.

Source: Fox News January 12, 2017 18:33 UTC