Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's choice for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, attends a Senate Budget Committee hearing on his nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., speaks as Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., from left, Sen. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., obstructed, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., listen during a news conference on Russ Vought's nomination at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined by members of the Senate Budget Committee, criticizes Russ Vought, an author of the conservative handbook Project 2025 and President Donald Trump's pick to run the Office of Management and Budget, at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's choice for Director of the Office of Management and Budget, attends a Senate Budget Committee hearing on his nomination, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
