Vought Pushes for Adoption of Budget Rescissions as Key Senators Remain Unconvinced

‘This package reflects the Trump administration’s steadfast commitment to cutting wasteful federal spending antithetical to American interests,’ Vought said.

Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russ Vought testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 25, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought on June 25 appeared before a skeptical Senate Appropriations Committee to make the administration’s pitch for a $9.4 billion rescissions package.

“This package reflects the Trump administration’s steadfast commitment to cutting wasteful federal spending antithetical to American interests in correcting our fiscal trajectory,” Vought told the panel.