Thank you for the opportunity to say a few words, Mr. Chairman.

I rise today as the Senate considers the nomination of Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina to be the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. That is OMB. We are long overdue in confirming Mr. Mulvaney to this key post…

I think around here that makes you overqualified, unfortunately.

We do have an outstanding nominee before us who has had a good life outside of Washington. And she does not need to be subject to personal attacks or made into a symbol of partisan discord.

I want to take a few minutes to talk about a couple of my friends. I want to say a few words and praise President Trump's nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court of the United States. I first met Judge Gorsuch several years…

It is always disturbing to sit in this Chamber and listen to some of the speeches. I am wondering if even a saint could get approved without a filibuster in this body.

Speaking for all members of the committee, I appreciate the dedication with which CBO carries out its responsibilities to Congress under the Budget Act, but the contents of this report are concerning.

We should not be talking about cutting pensions. We should be talking about a program to guarantee that when people retire they can live in dignity.

Do you agree that our current international tax system is outdated and places U.S. companies at a competitive disadvantage?

It is often said that the longer we wait to reform Social Security, the more difficult it will be.

Part of the deficit problem that we have will be when one-third of the Federal work force retires and expects their pensions.

I have tried to keep from cutting Social Security benefits since I first got here.

One of the things that we want to do about this is to, and Senator Franken and Senator Brown and I have proposed it, is to add a public option.

Congress must implement these reductions and deficit spending and economic growth policies to put our Nation on a better fiscal path.

If you are going to be a company that does not do any of that, frankly, you have no business coming into my State.

One way to promote economic growth is through tax reform that does not increase the debt.

We should free Americans from that burden of the death tax, allowing them to preserve the livelihoods for their families and future generations.

And the longer we wait, the less likely we are to be able to make that promise.

this is a list of suggestions from the President, but we are the ones that actually do the budget.

Our country's growing debt and underperforming economy should be front and center in these conversations.

section 2001 of S. Con. Res. 3, the concurrent resolution on the budget Fiscal Year 2017, directs the Committees on Finance and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions to report changes in laws within their respective jurisdictions to…

I support the nominee and urge a 'yes' vote.

I believe that Mr. Mulvaney's experience as a small business owner and Member of Congress makes him uniquely qualified to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

I think elections have consequences.

I want to thank you for meeting with me in my office and going through many of the accounting functions and initiatives that you will be managing.