Velazquez on Carson Visit to NYSE

Washington, DC –Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) released the following statement regarding HUD Secretary Ben Carson's visit to New York City and the New York Stock Exchange:

"Rather than visiting Wall Street, I would hope Secretary Carson would spend all his time in New York City gathering a deeper understanding of the perennial housing challenges facing New Yorkers.

"Given that the Administration's budget proposed deep and devastating cuts to NYCHA and other programs that New York's working families rely on, it is clear this Administration does not understand housing policy and how it affects the day-to-day lives of Americans – in New York and elsewhere. Especially in light of Dr. Carson's recent comments about poverty being a ‘state of mind', I would think he could find better ways to spend his time than ringing the closing bell at the Stock Exchange."

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