Mick Mulvaney: “I am telling you that Congress vested this authority and…”

On the recordMarch 6, 2019

I am telling you that Congress vested this authority and responsibility for running this agency in the Director, and that is me. So, yes.

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Mulvaney asserts his authority as the Director of the agency.

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Mick Mulvaney: “I am telling you that Congress vested this authority and responsibility for running this agency in the Director, and…”