President Donald Trump’s nominee for the No. 2 position at the Office of Management and Budget scored initial committee approval Wednesday as Senate Republicans work to confirm him.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to advance the nomination of Hal Duncan to serve as deputy director of the White House agency known as the “nerve center” of the federal government.
The Senate Budget Committee is also scheduled to vote Wednesday morning to approve the nomination.
Duncan has been serving in the role in an acting capacity since late last year, when Trump nominated then-Deputy Director Dan Bishop to serve as a U.S…
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