Senate committee clears Carson nomination

[Jose Garcia]

Source: The Hill

The Senate cleared the way on Tuesday for Ben Carson to take the helm of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

The Senate Banking Committee approved Carson’s nomination, sending it to the floor for final confirmation.

President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks need only a simple majority to clear the Senate, which means Carson can be confirmed with only Republican support, and Democrats cannot filibuster.

Senators only questioned Carson, who has never worked in government, for two and a half hours during his confirmation hearing earlier this month.


Read more: http://thehill.com/regulation/315799-senate-committee-clears-carson-nomination

[trof]

1. Were the all able to keep straight faces?

Or was there some snickering?

[nycbos]

2. Carson grew up in public housing...

... according to Trump that makes him qualified to run HUD.

I flown on a commercial airplane, taken a passenger train, utilized urban public transport, and driven a car.


Does that make me qualified to be the Transportation secretary?

[exboyfil]

3. And actually he didn't

That was another alternative fact.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/12/06/secretary-housing-urban-development-nominee-ben-carson-public-housing/95070156/

[nycbos]

4. Ah thank you.

Colbert predicted alternative facts when he talked about

http://www.cc.com/video-clips/63ite2/the-colbert-report-the-word---truthiness

[cstanleytech]

5. Whats funny is Carson who actually graduated medical school was passed over for Surgeon General and

was seen fit only to head HuD.

[exboyfil]

6. Shocked that Sherrod Brown voted for him

That was a mistake. It gives cover for his later incompetence.

[LudwigPastorius]

7. Great...

When does he start converting Section 8 housing into granaries?