BREAKING: Russ Vought confirmed as Office of Management and Budget head
The Senate voted along party lines 53-47.
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The Senate voted along party lines 53-47.
On Thursday evening, the Senate voted along party lines to confirm Russ Vought as the next Office of Management and Budget (OMB) head. The vote was 53 to 47 in favor of his confirmation, with all Republicans voting for and all Democrats voting against him.
This comes after Democrats in the Senate held the floor for 30 hours in an effort to delay the vote. The speeches began with Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon at 2:17 pm on Wednesday, and other Democrats such as Adam Schiff, Elizabeth Warren, Dick Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, Brian Schatz, Patty Murray and others spoke out against Vought's confirmation.
During the speeches, Warren said on the floor, "During the 2024 election, the American people became familiar with this Republican document called Project 2025. The document laid out Republican plans to reshape our country if they gained control. So Donald Trump's response was to swear over and over and over again that he had nothing to do with those plans. Didn't know about it, didn't endorse it, didn't want anything to do with it.
"Here are some of the things that Donald Trump said about Project 2025 back in 2024 quote, 'I know nothing about Project 2025.' 'I have nothing to do with Project 2025 I disagree with some of the things they're saying,' and 'Some of the things they're saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal,' and my personal favorite, 'they've been told, officially, legally, in every way that we have nothing to do with Project 2025.' So think about that.
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