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- Rep. Katie Porter detailed an odd 2019 exchange she had with Ben Carson over housing policy.
- Carson was unaware of the term REO and thought she said Oreo, as in the cookie sandwich.
- Porter recounted the incident in her new book, "I Swear: Politics Is Messier Than My Minivan."
In May 2019, an exchange between Democratic Rep. Katie Porter of California and then-Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson during a House Financial Services Committee hearing quickly went viral.