The Hill: Warren battles Carson: Housing discrimination 'the scandal that should get you fired'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday tore into Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson, saying he should be fired for failing to enforce the agency’s laws.

“It is HUD’s job to help end housing discrimination. That’s what the law said. You said you would enforce these laws. You haven’t, and I think that’s the scandal that should get you fired,” Warren told Carson during a Senate hearing.

“Well, I don’t think that you have characterized things in any way close to what is accurate, but you’re welcome to say whatever you want,” Carson responded.

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