he Secretary of Housing and Urban Development faced criticism this week after the Guardian
reported that a career official was demoted for what she said was
refusing to break the law to redecorate his office at the request of his
wife, Candy.
Federal law requires congressional approval “to
furnish or redecorate the office of a department head” at costs above
$5,000. Helen Foster claims the acting HUD director at the time told her
that “$5,000 will not even buy a decent chair” and that she had to
“‘find money’ for Mrs. Carson.”
Source: time
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