Senator: Take HUD Flap Public

In the latest installment in the ongoing saga surrounding HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson’s comments (later retracted) that he retaliated against contractors who don’t like President Bush, Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn., has requested that an inspector general investigation into the matter be made public. HUD IG Kenneth Donohue, in transmitting the report on the investigation to members of Congress, stated that it was subject to Privacy Act restrictions on public distribution. “I hope you agree that the Privacy Act should not be interpreted to prevent the disclosure of information about the alleged misconduct of cabinet members and senior political appointees,” Lieberman wrote to Donohue.