Political Quotes

“Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to speak on the nomination of Representative Mulvaney to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the matter currently pending before us. I will vote against the nomination because of Representative Mulvaney's opposition to bipartisan budget accords, targeting of Federal employees, and his willingness to use the full faith and credit of the United States as negotiating leverage. Background. This is a really important position and I am on the Budget Committee that oversees OMB and its opportunities. The OMB Director is a primary adviser to the President on budgetary matters. The OMB Director is in charge of preparing the annual budget submission to Congress, and the management function of the OMB is a very important one in terms of management of the Federal workforce and the work of the executives. We have seen OMB Directors in the past deeply involved in fiscal negotiations of national importance, most notably in the time I have been here on deals to address the across-the-board sequester cuts and even the shutdown of government in October of 2013. So it is very important that in this position the Director have a proven record of public service. One side or the other is fine, but there has to be a recognition of the value of bipartisan compromise, putting the country first, putting pragmatism ahead of ideology, and a commitment that is rock solid to maintaining the fiscal credibility and integrity of the country.…”