Content overview: “WATCH: Sen. Whitehouse questions OMB chief Vought in Trump budget hearing”. Whitehouse questions OMB chief Vought in Trump budget hearing Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., questioned Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget, in a hearing Thursday held by the Senate Budget Committee.
Vought, a key figure in the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the federal workforce, also defended the president's budget request in a House hearing Wednesday. President Donald Trump's funding wish list for fiscal year 2027 includes a staggering bump for defense spending — a nearly 50% increase to $1.5 trillion — to build This listing links straight to the original page, where the content is available in full.