republican, launched into mulvaney at the confirmation hearings earlier this afternoon, questioning his commitment to increasing defense spending. actually, because, pointing to mulvaney's report supporting i defense cuts in the past and support of withdrawing groups from afghanistan at the confirmation hearing mccain saying, quote, he's deeply concerned, and mulvaney showed lack of support of our military. i talked to john mccain asking him will you support mick mulvaney's nomination? he said, i haven't decided yet. did he alleviate any of your concern? he said, quote, not many. i talked to one of the committees, saying if he doesn't have the votes to get out of the committee, republican leaders will try to advance it to the floor, anyway, to ensure donald trump gets his budget director in office. wolf? >> all right. manu raju reporting for us, senior congressional reporter. let's get more on all of this, republican congressman will herd of texas is joining us, a former