The press has been relishing reports that Carson might have overspent in his position as HUD secretary, and now Gowdy is going to look into it:
House Oversight Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) on Wednesday sent a request to Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson for information related to his purchase of a $31,000 dining set for his office.
Gowdy’s request, which featured three categories of documents related to Carson’s expensive taxpayer-funded redesign, was issued "to help the [Oversight] Committee determine whether HUD adhered to the applicable spending limitations while redecorating your office."
In addition to the revelation of the dining set, which was purchased last December while HUD cut their homeless assistance budget, The Guardian reported that Carson intends to spend an additional $165,000 on a "lounge set" for his office.
You can read the five page letter to Carson from Gowdy here.
Well there you go. Apparently HUD secretary work isn’t brain surgery ‐ it’s much harder!