Mick Mulvaney in Trump campaign vs. Trump administration

On Families & Children: $15,000 in unpaid nanny taxes from triplets in 2000

On $15,000 in unpaid nanny taxes. In reference to the unpaid nanny taxes Mulvaney said, "In 2000, we had triplets. When they came home, we hired someone to help my wife take care of the children. In our minds, she was a babysitter. She did not live with us. She did not spend the night there. She did not cook. She did not clean. She did not educate the children, she helped my wife with the kids." He said he took action to repay those taxes when he discovered the error during the transition. Source: Ballotpedia.org: 2017 Trump transition confirmation hearings Jan 25, 2017

On Homeland Security: Raise the top line defense number

On spending for military and defense. In a contentious line of questioning from Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Mulvaney was asked about his legislative record regarding military spending and if he would support increased defense spending. "The best possible route forward is to raise the top line defense number and to have corresponding reductions in the non-defense discretionary," Mulvaney said. Source: Ballotpedia.org: 2017 Trump transition confirmation hearings Jan 25, 2017

On Homeland Security: Military parade would cost $10M-$30M

President Trump's proposed military parade could cost as much as $30 million, budget director Mick Mulvaney said.

Pentagon officials reportedly said in an early meeting about the parade that they did not know how they would pay for it. The administration is reportedly targeting Veterans Day for the parade. Mulvaney told the committee after questioning, that the cost would depend on the length of the parade and the cost of the equipment. "I've seen various different cost estimates of between $10 million and $30 million depending on the size of the parade, the scope of it, the length of it, those kind of things," Mulvaney said.

The cost of a possible parade isn't included in the fiscal 2019 budget plan, so Mulvaney said the White House would have to work with Congress on the funding if "we decide to push forward with that initiative. "We'd have to appropriate funds for it," he said. Trump has proposed a military parade multiple times during his presidency.

Source: The Hill coverage of 2018 Trump Administration Mar 1, 2018

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