REP. LIEU STATEMENT ON NOMINATION OF DR. BEN CARSON FOR SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Washington – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the nomination of Dr. Ben Carson for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development:

"Remember the famous commercial where a man is flying a helicopter and reveals he’s not a pilot but he did ‘stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night’. Trump's nomination of Dr. Ben Carson to lead HUD reminds me of that commercial. 'Do you have any experience running a large federal agency or knowledge of housing and urban development?' 'No, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.'”

“This would actually be funny if it weren't so tragic. HUD deals with real people's lives, from homeless veterans to discrimination to affordable housing. I call on Dr. Carson to do the right thing, follow his own prior statements which indicated he wasn't qualified to lead a federal agency, and withdraw. America is the greatest nation on earth. We are not a TV reality show or a funny commercial."

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