Former HUD Secretary Ben Carson praises housing demonstration at Connect Housing Blocks

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson praised a housing demonstration at Connect Housing Blocks, saying the event highlights technologies and modular designs that could help people "who are starting out" and those "retired on fixed incomes." The transcript does not specify the event's date or location.

Carson said the initiative began "way back in 2019" and has since grown. "We started this, program on the mall with, the displays and technology that was going on way back in 2019, and it's really expanded into this," he said, describing the current exhibition as an evolution of earlier work.

"I'm here at Connect Housing Blocks, and their ability to put together a module like this very, very quickly with the beautiful interior," Carson said, praising the speed and finish of the demonstration. He called the project "something to be greatly admired, particularly for people who are starting out or maybe people who are retired on fixed incomes."

Carson framed the event as an example of private- and public-sector creativity: "There are a lot of possibilities here, and it just shows the creativity of people in this country to be able to solve problems," he said. He also described the exhibition as containing "multiple dozens and dozens of different technologies and displays," a phrase he used in the transcript; the exact number of exhibits was not specified.

Carson concluded by offering congratulations to HUD leadership: "And congratulations to Secretary Turner and the whole HUD team who have really expanded, this program and, brought a lot of attention to the ingenuity and the abilities of the American people when it comes to solving problems," he said.

The remarks in the transcript are brief and largely ceremonial; no formal actions, policy changes, or funding decisions are recorded in the provided text. The transcript does not name a date, location, or specific next steps for the program.