Acting Budget Chief Russ Vought: The New Budget Deal Was a ‘Hard Decision’ for Trump

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7/24/2019Updated: 7/26/2019

WASHINGTON—The acting White House budget chief said approving the new spending agreement was tough for President Donald Trump, adding that the deal “serves the country well in this moment” but came at a “substantial cost.”

Congressional leaders and the White House agreed on a two-year budget deal that increases federal spending and raises the government borrowing limit.

Jan Jekielek

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Jan Jekielek is a senior editor with The Epoch Times, host of the show “American Thought Leaders.” Jan’s career has spanned academia, international human rights work, and now for almost two decades, media. He has interviewed nearly a thousand thought leaders on camera, and specializes in long-form discussions challenging the grand narratives of our time. He’s also an award-winning documentary filmmaker, producing “The Unseen Crisis,” “DeSantis: Florida vs. Lockdowns,” and “Finding Manny.”