year to replace an office dining room set. that revelation follows a cnn report about a top hud employee who says she was pressured to find funds beyond the $5,000 legal limit to renovate carson's office. >> helen foster alleges she was demoted after pushing back on the request. she claims she was told carson's wife, candi, was behind it. a department official at hud disputes whether the dining room table is subject to the $5,000 limit since it was unrepairable and said the decision to replace it was made by career staffers and charged the building. candi carson did not respond to a request for comment. >> max $2,000 for housing vouchers. you can put that in perspective. >> you can house from 15 months to two years for that $31,000 dining room table. >> he's cutting -- >> bad optics. >> they are. a federal judge who was once attacked by the president for his mexican heritage has handed down a ruling that could pave