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Trump’s Budget Director Gets Grilled Again
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Trump's Budget Director Pick Defends Spending 'Pause'
Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, faced tough questions from Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee Wednesday.
Vought led the OMB in the first Trump administration and was one of the main contributors to Heritage Foundation's controversial Project 2025 blueprint for conservative rule.
He's expected to be confirmed by Republicans - "I think all of us are going to vote for you," Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham told Vought on Wednesday - but even some in the GOP have expressed concern about efforts to undermine congressional power of the purse.
Democrats homed in on the issue, much as they had during a hearing last week.
Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, the top Democrat on the committee, asked about executive orders recently issued by Trump that "pause t
