McCain questions Trump budget pick's support for military
By Sylvan Lane - 01/24/17 03:34 PM EST
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Tuesday that President Trump’s pick to lead the White House budget office was an “impediment” to supporting the U.S. military, questioning whether he took the issue seriously.
McCain called out Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-S.C.), Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, for a series of votes he made against increasing military funding and in favor of pulling U.S. troops from Afghanistan and Europe.
“Maybe you don’t take it with the seriousness that it deserves,” McCain said of supporting the military during Mulvaney’s hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/315917-mccain-trump-budget-pick-not-serious-about-supporting-military