Budget hawks pin their hopes on Mulvaney

Published December 23, 2016 5:01am ET



If anyone can convince President-elect Trump to cut federal spending, Rep. Mick Mulvaney can, according to many fiscal conservatives.

But conservatives are divided on the question of whether Trump wants to be convinced.

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