1 director of office of management , budget
1.1 nomination
1.2 tenure
1.2.1 manipulated unemployment numbers claim
1.2.2 criticism of congressional budget office
1.2.3 trump administration s budget proposal
1.2.4 ethics waivers
1.2.5 government shutdown
director of office of management , budget
nomination
on december 16, 2016, mulvaney announced president-elect donald trump s choice director of office of management , budget.
mulvaney s nomination director-designate reviewed in hearings held members of united states senate committee on budget , united states senate committee on homeland security , governmental affairs presented full senate vote.
in statement senate budget committee, mulvaney admitted had failed pay $15,000 in payroll taxes 2000-04 nanny had hired care triplets. mulvaney said did not pay taxes because viewed woman babysitter rather household employee. after filling out questionnaire trump transition team, realized lapse , began process of paying taxes , fees. senate democrats noted republicans had insisted past democratic nominees failure pay taxes household employees disqualifying, including former health , human services nominee tom daschle in 2009.
on february 16, 2017, senate confirmed mulvaney, 51–49.
tenure
during tenure omb director, mulvaney has sought influence president donald trump make fiscally conservative policy changes. mulvaney has said of himself: don t think in administration more of right-wing conservative am.
manipulated unemployment numbers claim
in march 2017, mulvaney stated believed obama administration manipulating numbers, in terms of number of people in workforce, make unemployment rate — percentage rate — smaller was, , [w]hat should @ number of jobs created. there no evidence jobs numbers under obama administration manipulated. fivethirtyeight s ben casselman noted manipulating jobs figures... mean not messing 1 number rather interfering entire ecosystem of statistics , require conspiracy theory of massive proportions, involving hundreds if not thousands of people.
criticism of congressional budget office
in march 2017, mulvaney stated congressional budget office not capable of assessing american health care act, stating [i]f cbo right obamacare begin with, there d 8 million more people on obamacare today there are. according factcheck.org, [t]he cbo nailed overall impact of law on uninsured pretty closely...it’s true (as trump administration officials have repeatedly pointed out) cbo overestimated number government-subsidized coverage through new insurance exchanges. @ same time, cbo underestimated number coverage through expanding medicaid. , whatever failings of cbo’s predictions, closer mark of obama administration , other prominent forecasters. politifact noted initial cbo analysis of affordable care act did forecast more people participate in health care exchanges did, cbo has revised estimates. moreover, independent analyses, experts agree cbo offers of best estimates given information available @ time.
in may 2017, mulvaney critical of congressional budget office (cbo) after estimated version of american health care act passed house in may 2017 result in 23 million fewer people health insurance. mulvaney said cbo s assessment absurd , days of relying on nonpartisan congressional budget office work has come , gone.
trump administration s budget proposal
while promoting trump administration s budget proposal in march 2017, mulvaney stated that, taxpayers, government not gonna ask hard-earned money, anymore… unless can guarantee that money being used in proper function. instance, mulvaney justified cuts block grants go towards spending on meals on wheels because not showing results. others disagreed mulvaney s statement, citing research has found home-delivered meal programs improve diet quality, increase nutrient intakes, , reduce food insecurity , nutritional risk among participants. other beneficial outcomes include increased socialization opportunities, improvement in dietary adherence, , higher quality of life.
on may 22, 2017, mulvaney presented president trump s $4.1 trillion budget. budget includes cuts united states department of state, environmental protection agency, , social safety net , increases in funding defense spending , paid family leave. america first budget included 10.6% decrease in domestic program spending , 10% increase in military spending, in addition $1.6 billion border wall. budget remove $272 billion welfare programs, including $272 billion supplemental nutrition assistance program, known food stamps. budget remove $800 billion medicaid, , $72 billion social security disability benefits, while removing nothing social security retirement or medicare benefits. mulvaney projected budget not add federal deficit because future tax cuts lead 3% gdp growth. described budget first time in long time administration has written budget through eyes of people paying taxes.
ethics waivers
on april 28, 2017, walter shaub, director of united states office of government ethics issued data request see ethics waivers given ex-lobbyists in executive branch, mulvaney refused. on may 22, shaub sent mulvaney, in addition every federal ethics officer, every inspector general, , 6 members of congress responsible government oversight, ten-page response reasserting legal authority see ethics waivers.
government shutdown
in press briefing on may 2, 2017, mulvaney said shutdown of federal government might necessary in september. defined such situation 1 fixes washington, d.c. permanently.
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