Congress: Advocates urge 'no' vote on Mulvaney

A broad coalition of pro-regulation advocacy groups is calling on the Senate to block the nomination of Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) as head of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), saying his support for deep budget cuts at EPA and other agencies, and his dismissal of scientific research, should disqualify him. In a Jan. 23 letter addressed to members of the Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee and the Senate Budget Committee, the Coalition for Sensible...