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On the recordJune 6, 2017
It is unfortunate that due to the delay in your confirmation the Administration determined the size and scope of HUD's budget request largely before you arrived on the scene in the Secretary's office, which limited your input into the decisionmaking.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Collins discusses the impact of Ben Carson's delayed confirmation on HUD's budget.

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