We cannot have another experience like we’ve had in my freshman class, of people saying one thing and doing another. Mick Mulvaney Read Quote
I would be embarrassed to tell you how many folks ran saying that they weren’t going to spend a bunch of money, they weren’t going to raise the debt ceiling, and then they went to Washington, D.C., and did exactly that. Mick Mulvaney Read Quote
We have to get the tax revenues up. That means we have to get back to a healthy American economy, grow the economy so that you make more money. I make more money, ordinary Americans make more money, and so does the government. That helps lessen the deficit. Mick Mulvaney Read Quote
The O.M.B. director puts together the budget. It handles every executive order. It is the clearing house for every single federal regulation. It has input into all the management of all of the federal agencies… It is involved with everything. And I thought, ‘That’s where I want to be.’ Mick Mulvaney Read Quote
To a certain extent, I have to be the president’s bad cop from time to time. I have to look people in the eye and tell them, ‘No, we don’t have enough money for that.’ That is not a very popular thing to do in Washington. Mick Mulvaney Read Quote
Let’s talk about after-school programs generally. They’re supposed to be educational programs, right? And that’s what they’re supposed to do; they’re supposed to help kids who can’t – who don’t get fed at home, get fed so that they do better at school. Guess what? There’s no demonstrable evidence they’re actually doing that. Mick Mulvaney Read Quote
My dad told me something long before I was in politics, and when your dad gives you advice every single day, eventually one or two of the things stick in your mind. And he said, don’t believe what people say, believe what they do. Mick Mulvaney Read Quote
You can provide better services for less if you get the federal government out of the way. Mick Mulvaney Read Quote
Too often in Washington, we only look at the recipient side: How does the budget affect either those who receive or don’t receive benefits. Mick Mulvaney Read Quote
