Merkley Statement at Vought Nomination Hearing
2 days ago · 01.22.25 Merkley Statement at Vought Nomination Hearing. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley – Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee – released the following statement as prepared for delivery for a hearing on the nomination of Russell Vought to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget:
'A failed experiment': Dem senator shuts down Trump's budget …
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) shut down Trump Office of Management and Budget nominee Russell Vought on Wednesday when he tried to defend right-wing economic policies on Medicaid work requirements and ...
Democrats grill Project 2025 co-author, OMB nominee Russell Vought
1 day ago · Sen. Jeff Merkley (Ore.), the top Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, raised the issue at the top of the hearing on Vought’s nomination on Wednesday morning, asking the nominee whether he ...
OMB Nominee Russ Vought Defends Social Program Cuts, …
20 hours ago · Russell Vought: “Again, Senator” — Sen. Jeff Merkley: “And it’s been a failed experiment.” Russell Vought co-authored the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a far-right blueprint to ...
Democrats assail OMB director nominee Russell Vought over
2 days ago · Vought encountered strong opposition from Democratic Party members of the Senate Budget Committee, starting with ranking member Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., who opened the hearing by accusing Vought ...
Dems say thwarting Trump's controversial OMB pick is a top …
16 hours ago · Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., the top Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee, said the OMB director will perhaps be the most influential figure in implementing Trump’s agenda. ... Mr. Vought, is ...
Trump’s budget pick is famous for defying Congress. GOP
1 day ago · Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon, the Budget Committee’s top Democrat, told Vought on Wednesday he was “deeply disturbed” with his answers. “Congress makes the law, not the president,” said ...
Senate Democrats label Trump budget nominee ‘dangerous’
13 hours ago · Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, the senior Democrat on the Senate Budget Committee which Vought appeared before Wednesday, described Vought on Thursday as “the chief engineer of the Trump Train” and ...
Opening Statement of Ranking Member Merkley . Senate Budget Committee Hearing: “The Nomination of the Honorable Russell T. Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget” January 22, 2025 . Well thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and congratulations on your new role leading this Committee.
Key Trump Nominee Hints at Push for Work Requirements in …
2 days ago · Russell T. Vought at his Senate confirmation hearing in Washington. ... Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon, the top Democrat on the panel, cited the Arkansas example as a warning of how work ...
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