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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· 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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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· 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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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· 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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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· 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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Ron Klain
@ronklain· Democratic · DC· Apr 29, 2019

He was putting his fist on the scale for the American public. It was a lot more than a thumb.

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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· 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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Ron Klain
@ronklain· Democratic · DC· Apr 29, 2019

He didn't explain a decision. He went out there justifying reckless behavior by the President. He wasn't serving as attorney general, he's serving the President's guidance counselor.

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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· 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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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· Apr 2, 2019

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

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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· 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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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· 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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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· 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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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· Mar 11, 2019

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

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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· 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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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· 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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Mick Mulvaney
@mickmulvaney· Republican · SC· Mar 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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