Trump chooses South Carolina congressman as budget director


(CNN)President-elect Donald Trump is set to nominate Republican South Carolina Rep. Mick
Mulvaney to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget,
Trump's former campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, told CNN.

Mulvaney, if confirmed by the Senate, would manage the White House's annual
proposed budget, program and policies. The director also sets up the
federal government's purchase of goods and services, called procurement,
and oversees the performance review for government agencies and federal
employees.

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Donald Trump to Nominate Rep. Mick Mulvaney as Budget Director


President-elect Donald Trump is set to nominate Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R.,
S.C.) as his budget director, which would place a fiscal conservative
who has warned against larger deficits in charge of the White House
Office of Management and Budget, two transition officials said Friday.

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