The committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized at any time and all members will skr five legislative days to submit to the chair for inclusion in the record. Entitled the future of housing in america oversight of the department of housing in urban development. I recognize myself for three and a half minutes to give an Opening Statement. Today we welcome the 17th sick 17the secretary secretary of the department of housing and urban development. Welcome, sir. At least in one respect he may be among the most qualified individuals to ever serve as hud secretary. Secretary carson was raised by a single mother who had a third grade education. He grew up in communities who grew up in boston. Not only does he understand poverty personally but he understands what it takes to escape it. He is passionate about helping others escape as well. He also understands that huds approach to eliminating poverty too often fails and thankfully he is committed to changing it. He
Members will have five legislative days within which to submit materials for inclusion in the record. This is entitled the future of housing in america, oversight of the department of housing and urban development. I now recognize myself for three and half minutes to give an Opening Statement. Today we welcome the 17th secretary of the department of housing and urban development, doctor ben carson for his first appearance before our committee. Welcome. At least in one respect, he may be among the most qualified individuals to ever serve as hud secretary. Why . Because secretary carson was raised by a single mother who had a third grade education. He grew up in poor communities in detroit and boston that he lived in multi Family Housing with boarded up windows and doors, surrounded by sirens, gangs, and murders. Not only does he understand poverty personally in thi viscerally, he understands what it takes to escape it and he i passionate about helping others escape as well. He also unde
It will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a ressz of the committee at any time. All members have five legislative days in which to submit extraneous materials to the chair for inclusion in the record. Entitled the future of housing in america. Over sight of the department of housing in urban development. I recognize myself for three and a half minutes to give an Opening Statement. We welcome the 17th secretary of the department of housing and urban development. Dr. Ben carson. For his first appearance before the committee. Welcome sir. In one respect he maybe among the most qualified individuals to ever serve as hud secretary. Why . Because secretary carson was raised by a single mother who had a third grade education. He grew up in poor communities in detroit and boston. Lived in multifamily housing with boarded up windows and doors. Surrounded by sirens. Gangs, and murder. Not only does he understand poverty personally, he understands what it takes t
It will come to order. Without objection the chair is authorized to declare a ressz of the committee at any time. All members have five legislative days in which to submit extraneous materials to the chair for inclusion in the record. Entitled the future of housing in america. Over sight of the department of housing in urban development. I recognize myself for three and a half minutes to give an Opening Statement. We welcome the 17th secretary of the department of housing and urban development. Dr. Ben carson. For his first appearance before the committee. Welcome sir. In one respect he maybe among the most qualified individuals to ever serve as hud secretary. Why . Because secretary carson was raised by a single mother who had a third grade education. He grew up in poor communities in detroit and boston. Lived in multifamily housing with boarded up windows and doors. Surrounded by sirens. Gangs, and murder. Not only does he understand poverty personally, he understands what it takes t
The last yearandahalf in a russian prison in siberia, and all because he staged peaceful antigovernment demonstrations in moscow. But he didnt even organize a crowd to protest. Rather, he stood there, quietly, on his own, holding a sign. No violence, no crowds, and no chanting. Just one man standing alone. Bubut because of thahat, he wast to jail, where he says he has been tortured. Now his wife is also standing out in the cold on her own, this time at the prison gates, waiting and hoping desperately for his release. Our reporter birgit virnich decided to wait with her. Birgit this is gulag country. Rubtsovsk in siberia. 5000 prisoners are held in this penal colony. For days, anastasia has been waiting inin the icy cold for r husband, ildar dadin, to be released. His conviciction has been overturned. In letters, he described how he was tortured in prison. Anastasia in this one he writes the director of the penal colony and three men came and beat me, several times a day. Birgit they th