Pelosi Statement on Nomination of Congressman Mick Mulvaney for OMB Director
December 17, 2016
San Francisco – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the announcement that Congressman Mick Mulvaney will be nominated to be the next director of the Office of Management and Budget:
"The federal budget is a statement of our national values. Congressman Mick Mulvaney's values are clear: he has consistently voted to destroy the Medicare guarantee in the Ryan budgets.
"For the Director of OMB, President-elect Trump has picked the ringleader of Republicans' efforts to hold the full faith and credit of the United States hostage. That same toxic irresponsibility was on display when Congressman Mulvaney voted against ending the Republican Government Shutdown in 2013, and voted to try to shut down the government again last year.
"We cannot have an OMB director who sees inflicting pain on working families as leverage for his radical agenda."