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georgiaboy
02-16-2017, 10:24 PM
http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/320036-mick-mulvaney-sworn-in-as-white-house-budget-chief

Good news. John McCain - you embarrass yourself.


Vice President Pence administered the oath of office to Mulvaney, calling the South Carolina GOP lawmaker "a happy warrior on behalf of fiscal responsibility."

"Mick, President Trump has asked you to lead the Office of Management and Budget, a vital role in a day and age of deficits and debt," Pence said.

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Mulvaney was narrowly confirmed along party lines Thursday in a 51-49 vote. Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) was the only Republican to oppose Mulvaney, a fiscal hawk who has previously opposed increases to the military budget.

"Voting in favor of Congressman Mulvaney’s nomination would be asking Secretary Mattis to spend less time fighting our enemies overseas and more time fighting inside-the-beltway budget battles with an OMB director," McCain said Wednesday on the Senate floor.