White House budget director nominee Vought advances despite Democratic protest
The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, despite the panel’s 10 Democrats skipping the vote in protest.
Republicans advance Trump budget nominee Russell Vought despite Democratic boycott
Russell Vought’s nomination to be White House budget director will advance to the Senate floor despite a last-minute move by Senate Democrats to boycott his committee vote. Republican members of the Senate Budget Committee voted unanimously to advance Vought’s nomination as Democrats protest a now-rescinded funding freeze by the Trump administration.
Republicans advance Trump OMB nominee as Democrats boycott vote
Senate Republicans advanced the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the White House budget office as Democrats boycotted the meeting to protest the administration’s recent efforts to freeze
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As director of the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought plans to implement the most critical parts of the new Trump agenda.
Vought nomination advances despite Democrats’ boycott
Senate Budget Committee Republicans approved Russ Vought’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s budget director on Thursday, overcoming the absence of Democrats on the panel who boycotted the markup.
Democrats boycott vote for Trump’s Office of Management and Budget nominee
Though the Senate Budget Committee only requires 11 members to be present for votes, the boycott of the vote to approve Russ Vought as head of the Office of Management and Budget by Democrats on
Senate Budget advances Russell Vought over Democrats' protest
Russell Vought, should he be confirmed by the full Senate, would join a short list of those able to lead the CFPB, as his predecessor Mick Mulvaney did, per the requirements of the Vacancies Act.
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Multiple groups call on Senate to reject Vought nomination
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Trump seeks to bring back Russell Vought as OMB director
Russell Vought, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, poses for a ...
White House says Trump funding freeze remains in effect despite rescinding OMB memo
The OMB memo had directed federal agencies to pause grants and loans pending a review of compliance with the agenda of ...
Trump rearms for another fight to axe federal funding
While the Trump administration intends to ax funding for initiatives it views as out of step with its priorities, it didn’t mean to blow up funding for a broader suite of programs.