BUDGET/CABINET/MICK MULVANEY: "The president-elect’s pick for budget director, Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R., S.C.), has opposed raising the debt ceiling, but Mr. Trump has proposed steep tax cuts and large increases in defense and infrastructure spending that many economists believe will cause the deficit to grow."
– “Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks Disagree With President-Elect on Some Key Issues,” wsj.com, Dec. 27, 2016, Damien Paletta, 12/27/2016