Ben Carson, secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), listens during a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. The order of a $31,000 dining room table for Carson's office suite and allegations of retaliation against an official who objected to the purchase because it exceeded the $5,000 limit is already the focus of the House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the HUD fiscal year 2019 budget proposal. Photographer: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images