Ben Carson Benjamin (Ben) Solomon CarsonBiden cannot keep letting Trump set the agenda The Hill's 12:30 Report: Trump heads to New Hampshire after renomination speech Five takeaways on GOP's norm-breaking convention MORE, President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE’s secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), said in a new interview that his forthcoming agenda will promote partnerships between the public and private sectors.

"The biggest tools are the partnerships — public, private, nonprofit and faith community partnerships — which allow us to leverage those federal dollars," Carson told The Associated Press in an interview published Wednesday.

Carson, who was confirmed to helm HUD in early March, is currently on a tour throughout the U.S. to gather information from agency employees about public housing.

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Carson told the AP he is not worried about the possible budgets cuts HUD may face and said at a news conference that he had not seen Trump’s proposed tax plan released Wednesday and therefore could not provide comment.

"What we're really going to be emphasizing is planning. We know when a big project is going to be done and, you know, the planning stage generally takes at least a year," said Carson. "Well, during that time you can be training people in the area, so that now you have some skills."

Carson is reportedly focused on job training as it pertains to the Section 3 program under HUD, which requires recipients of federal HUD funds to offer job training and employment opportunities to low-income residents for projects and work in their neighborhoods.

"What we're really going to be emphasizing is planning. We know when a big project is going to be done and, you know, the planning stage generally takes at least a year," said Carson. "Well, during that time you can be training people in the area, so that now you have some skills."