Mr. Mulvaney was confirmed to lead the White House Office of Management<br />and Budget by a vote of 51 to 49, narrowly making the cut over a unified front of Democrats, joined by Senator John McCain of Arizona, the chairman of the Armed Services Committee who accused Mr. Mulvaney of being antimilitary.<br />WASHINGTON — A divided Senate confirmed Representative Mick Mulvaney of South Carolina to be President Trump’s budget director on Thursday,<br />installing in his cabinet a fiscal hawk who will play a central role in the administration’s plans to reshape the federal government.<br />Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s Pick for Budget Director, Is Confirmed -<br />By ALAN RAPPEPORTFEB.<br />The Senate voted to confirm Mick Mulvaney as budget director.<br />“I will vote to oppose Congressman Mulvaney’s nomination<br />because it would be irresponsible to place the future of the defense budget in the hands of a person with such a record and judgment on national security,” Mr. McCain said.
