Waxman demands resegnation of Housing Secretary - CORRUPT!

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HUD Secretary urged favoritism in awarding of contracts
Dallas Business Journal - 4:52 PM CDT Thursday
by Christine Perez
Staff Writer

Top aides to Housing Secretary Alphonso Jackson testified that they and other senior staff members were advised to take political leanings into consideration when awarding discretionary contracts, according to an internal report issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's inspector general.

Despite Jackson's edict, there is no evidence that "information regarding political affiliation was routinely or generally received, maintained or applied to the contracting process; however, there were some limited instances where political affiliation may have been a factor in contract issues involving Jackson," the report found.

The findings led Rep. Henry A. Waxman, D-Calif., to call Thursday for Jackson's resignation.

"If this report is accurate, Secretary Jackson should resign immediately," Waxman said. "We must not allow taxpayer-funded contracts to be handed out to political allies as rewards for loyalty."

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