Senate confirms Carson to lead HUD
By Jordain Carney - 03/02/17 10:34 AM EST
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Ben Carson to be President Trump’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The final vote was 58-41. Carson needed a simple majority to be approved.
Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.), Mark Warner (Va.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Jon Tester (Mont.), Joe Donnelly (Ind.) and Independent Sen. Angus King (Maine) joined all Republicans who voted in backing Carson.
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