Inhofe says Pentagon leaders lost trust over 'dismal' military housing

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe told top Pentagon leaders Thursday that they must regain the trust of military personnel and families who lived in “dismal” private housing in Oklahoma and other states.

“The chain of command failed to take care of its own, and lost their trust,’’ Inhofe said at a hearing in Washington of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

“Now, the chain of command must regain that trust.”

Inhofe, chairman of the committee, pointed out in the audience Janet Driver, whose family grew sick because of mold problems in private housing at Tinker Air Force Base, near Oklahoma City. Inhofe said he heard from families late last year "about the dismal conditions they faced in private housing in Oklahoma and then around the country."

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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., drew applause from some in the audience when he said the issues with private housing contractors should be referred to the U.S. Department of Justice.

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