us housing department to spend $165,000 on own furniture as it faces $6.8bn budget cut /

Published at 2018-02-28 05:27:50

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Spending is in addition to $31000 dining set for Ben Carson’s office
Proposed budget cuts would affect poor and homeless AmericansThe US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) has agreed to spend $165000 on “lounge furniture” for its Washington headquarters,in addition to a $31000 dining set purchased for housing secretary Ben Carson’s office. The revelations on Tuesday of Carson’s expensive decor spending advance as Donald Trump’s administration has proposed a slash of $6.8bn to Hud’s annual budget, or roughly 14% of its total spending, and which would lead to reductions in programs aimed at poor and homeless Americans.
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Source: theguardian.com

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