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Mick Mulvaney

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Mick Mulvaney is a Republican politician from South Carolina who served as the White House Chief of Staff under President Donald Trump from January 2019 to March 2020. Prior to this role, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing South Carolina's 5th congressional district from 2010 to 2017. During his time in Congress, Mulvaney was known for his fiscal conservatism and was a founding member of the House Freedom Caucus, which advocates for limited government and reduced federal spending. He also served as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from February 2017 to January 2019, where he focused on budgetary reforms and government efficiency.

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Nov 4, 2019

This is a corrupt place, I don't want to send them a bunch of money have them waist it, have them spend it, have them use it to line their own pockets.

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Oct 17, 2019

We're going to do the 46th G7 Summit on June 10th through 12th at the Trump National Doral Facility in Miami. Doral was by far and away, far and away the best physical facility for this meeting.

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Oct 16, 2019

We're going to do the 46th G7 Summit on June 10 through June 12 at the Trump National Doral Facility in Miami. Doral was by far and away, far and away the best physical facility for this meeting.

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Oct 16, 2019

I have news for everybody. Get over. There is going to be political influence in foreign policy.

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Oct 16, 2019

I think the President has pretty much made it very clear since he's got here that he doesn't profit from being here, he has no interest in profit from being here.

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Oct 16, 2019

The look back to what happened in 2016 certainly was part of the thing that he was worried about in corruption with that nation. That is absolutely appropriate.

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Sep 9, 2019

Now, it is nearly impossible to fire a Federal worker. I know that because a lot of them work for me. But by simply saying to people we are going to take you outside the bubble, outside this liberal haven of Washington, DC, they quit. What…

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Aug 8, 2019

the recent push to relocate federal workers from the Washington, D.C. area is all about 'draining the swamp.'

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May 20, 2019

I asked him, well, so should we compete with the Communist Government of China selling things below cost?

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May 20, 2019

We shouldn't pass the DoD appropriations bill--because they get paid--until we have negotiated and passed.

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Apr 29, 2019

a benefit of moving federal agencies out of Washington, DC is that it causes federal employees to quit their jobs.

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Apr 2, 2019

How do I go to somebody who pays their taxes and say, 'Look, I want you to give this earned income tax credit to somebody who is working here illegally? That's not defensible.'

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Apr 2, 2019

What we've done is not to try and remove the safety net for folks who need it, but to try and figure out if there's folks who don't need it that need to be back in the workforce.

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Apr 2, 2019

There is a dignity to work, and there's a necessity to work to help the country succeed.

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Apr 2, 2019

We believe in the social safety net. We absolutely do.

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Apr 2, 2019

If you are on food stamps and you are able-bodied, we need you to go to work.

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Mar 11, 2019

One of the things that we have been most frustrated with the Army Corps is how slow they are with many of the projects.

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Mar 11, 2019

We believe it is important to reduce crime. We believe that we adequately fund as Department of Justice resources.

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Mar 11, 2019

The President does not believe he is breaking his commitment to the American people at all.

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Mar 6, 2019

It is not appropriate for any government entity to push the envelope when it comes into conflict with our citizens.

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Mar 6, 2019

The Director has a kind of absolute power which would frighten most of us.

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Mar 6, 2019

I don't see anything in here that says I have to run a Yelp for financial services sponsored by the Federal Government.

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