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On April 18, 2006, President Bush nominated Rob Portman to be the 35th Director of the Office of Management and Budget. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 26, 2006 and three days later, he was officially sworn into office by Chief of Staff Josh Bolten. Portman succeeds Bolten, who stepped down to become White House chief of staff.
The Office of Management and Budget is charged with the preparation of the federal budget and oversight of its use in the Executive Branch. A former congressman from Ohio, Portman also served in the first Bush administration from 1989-91. He received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and his law degree from the University of Michigan School of Law.
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