Budget hawks pin their hopes on Mulvaney

By W. James Antle III

Published December 23, 2016 5:01am ET

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Budget hawks pin their hopes on Mulvaney — Rep. Mick Mulvaney, one of a few quietly libertarian-ish Republicans to climb the ladder of South Carolina politics in recent years, was Trump's surprise choice to run the Office of Management and Budget. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt) | Rainier Ehrhardt

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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