January 24, 2017

The Honorable Ron Johnson
U.S. Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
340 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Dear Chairman Johnson,

Your committee will soon consider the nomination of Rep. John Michael “Mick” Mulvaney (R-S.C.) to become the director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  On behalf of the more than one million members and supporters of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW), I strongly support Rep. Mulvaney’s confirmation to this post.

Rep. Mulvaney has worked tirelessly as an advocate for balanced budgets and fiscal restraint since he was first elected to Congress in 2011.  In the 114th Congress, he introduced H.R. 2320, the Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act, and he proposed an amendment to the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act that would restrict spending under the Overseas Contingency Operations Fund.  Rep. Mulvaney has a CCAGW lifetime vote rating of 97 percent, including a perfect 100 percent voting record in 2012, which earned him CCAGW’s “Taxpayer Super Hero” Award.

Rep. Mulvaney is a stalwart advocate for fiscal responsibility and the right choice to lead the OMB.  I urge you to support his nomination. 

Sincerely, 

Tom Schatz
President, CCAGW