The Daily 202: Mick Mulvaney’s confession highlights the corrosive influence of money in politics
Mick Mulvaney’s confession highlights the corrosive influence of money in politics Mick Mulvaney, who runs the OMB and CFPB, testifies last week during a House Appropriations Committee hearing. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press) BY JAMES HOHMANN with Breanne Deppisch and Joanie Greve THE BIG IDEA: Mick Mulvaney said the quiet part out loud. “We had a hierarchy in my office in Congress,” the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday at the American Bankers Association conference in Washington. “If you’re a lobbyist who never gave us money, I didn’t talk to you. If you’re a lobbyist who gave us money, I might talk to you.” Mulvaney, who represented South Carolina in the House from 2011 until President Trump appointed him as director of the Office of Management and Budget in 2017, told the 1,300 industry executives and lobbyists that they should push lawmakers hard to pursue their shared agenda. He told the crowd that trying to sw