Cuomo HUD Reports Criticized

In the last day of the Clinton administration, HUD spent $200,000 on reports that have been criticized for being aimed at promoting then-Secretary Andrew Cuomo's political career.

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February 23, 2001, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech


Reports published by the Dept. of Housing and Urban development in the last days of the Clinton administration have been criticized for being self-promotional. Several reports contain numerous photographs of then-Secretary Andrew Cuomo. Rep. Robert Ney, R-Ohio, said "These funds could have provided an entire year's worth of housing assistancefor hundreds of poor families across the country."

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