The White House Office of Management and Budget turned some heads on Capitol Hill when it requested a spending boost for itself while demanding cuts throughout the rest of the federal government.
OMB Director Mick Mulvaney told an appropriations subcommittee last month that his agency faced new responsibilities—including overseeing restructuring and reductions at most federal agencies—and therefore needed more money to carry them out. House lawmakers, it turns out, did not buy Mulvaney’s sales pitch.
