5 December 2016, 15:15 GMT
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Retired neurosurgeon Carson was criticized by a number of politicians, including House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, because of being a "disconcerting and disturbingly unqualified choice to lead a department as complex and consequential as Housing and Urban Development."
"Now that his [Carson’s] nomination has been voted favorably out of the Committee, it is my hope that the full senate will follow suit in a timely manner," Crapo stated.
Carson ran against Trump for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination but endorsed the eventual nominee shortly after suspending his own campaign.
