Economy

Carson: Poor people won’t suffer from Meals on Wheels cuts

By Joseph Lawler
Published March 20, 2017 9:41pm ET
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Carson: Poor people won’t suffer from Meals on Wheels cuts
"We will find ways to make sure ... that people who are truly in need are taken care of," HUD chief says. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson) | Zach Gibson

Ben Carson, the newly installed secretary of Housing and Urban Development, said Monday that poor people would not suffer as a result of spending cuts to Meals on Wheels, as proposed in President Trump’s budget blueprint.

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