Mr. Mulvaney was confirmed to lead the White House Office of Management
and Budget by a vote of 51 to 49, narrowly making the cut over a unified front of Democrats, joined by Senator John McCain of Arizona, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee who accused Mr. Mulvaney of being antimilitary.
WASHINGTON — A divided Senate confirmed Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina to be President Trump’s budget director on Thursday,
installing in his cabinet a fiscal hawk who will play a central role in the administration’s plans to reshape the federal government.
Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s Pick for Budget Director, Is Confirmed -
By ALAN RAPPEPORTFEB.
The Senate voted to confirm Mick Mulvaney as budget director.
“I will vote to oppose Congressman Mulvaney’s nomination
because it would be irresponsible to place the future of the defense budget in the hands of a person with such a record and judgment on national security,” Mr. McCain said.
