Economy

Mulvaney: Soaring debt calls for ‘very difficult decisions’

By Pete Kasperowicz
Published January 24, 2017 7:01pm ET
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Mulvaney: Soaring debt calls for ‘very difficult decisions’
Budget Director-designate Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., said that the large and growing national debt requires tough choices, and that he accepts that his job will be to deliver tough news to the White House. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) | Carolyn Kaster

President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget said Tuesday that the large and growing national debt requires tough choices, and that he accepts that his job will be to deliver tough news to the White House.

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