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Ben Carson: Overhauling HUD rents ‘just as effective as building more housing’

By Joseph Lawler
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Ben Carson: Overhauling HUD rents ‘just as effective as building more housing’

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson argues that his rent reform bill would address the shortfall of public housing assistance by getting people off rolls and into work, opening up spots for others to take.

“That’s just as effective as building more housing for more people,” Carson told the Washington Examiner.

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