Political Quotes

“the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, or OMB, is probably the most powerful Federal job that most Americans have never heard of. If you were to ask five out of five regular people whether they have even heard of the Office of Management and Budget, or its importance, I would say that probably five of them would say: I have never heard of it; what do they do? The Director of OMB has broad discretion to develop Federal regulations and to set spending priorities across the government-- spending priorities across the government. I think we should make sure that this person actually cares about service to the people of America. For example, if the Defense Department needs more resources for our troops, OMB has to sign off. If the Environmental Protection Agency wants to protect our communities from air and water pollution, OMB has to sign off. If the President wants to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid under the guise of ``saving money,'' the OMB Director is responsible for implementing the policy. Given the tremendous power invested in this position, the next OMB Director should, at a minimum, believe in the central government functions he or she will be tasked to carry out. That is why I strongly oppose the nomination of Congressman Mike Mulvaney to serve as the next Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Congressman Mulvaney came to Washington at the very right fringe of the tea party wave in 2010.…”