Trump’s Top Budget Nominee Faces 2nd Grilling by Senate Democrats Over Federal Funds

Senate Budget Committee concentrates on the power of the purse during second confirmation hearing.

Russel Vought, President Donald Trump's nominee for Office of Management and Budget director, ahead of his testimony before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), was questioned over a series of executive orders signed this week that targeted approved congressional funding.

Hours after taking office on Jan. 20, Trump signed executive orders directing government agencies to suspend billions of dollars in funds from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.