Trump’s Pick for Budget Chief Grilled by Senate Democrats Over Power of the Purse

If confirmed, Russell Vought will succeed Shalanda Young, who has served in this role since March 2022.

Russ Vought, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks at the CPAC convention in National Harbor, Md., on Feb. 29, 2020. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Senate Democrats questioned Russ Vought, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a second time, regarding his views on the power of the purse.

Vought, who succeeded Trump’s first OMB director, Mick Mulvaney, in 2019, appeared before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for his Jan. 15 confirmation hearing.