Senate tees up Trump budget chief pick Russell Vought for final confirmation vote

Republicans have backed Russell Vought’s nomination and claim he’s prepared for the role since he led the office during Trump’s first administration.

Republicans have backed Vought’s nomination and claim he is prepared for the role since he led the office during Trump’s first administration. But Democrats remain staunchly opposed due to Vought's stance on the Impoundment Control Act – a 1974 law that reinforces Congress’ power of the purse.  Diana Stancy is a politics reporter with Fox News Digital covering the White House. 

Vought told lawmakers in multiple confirmation hearings he believes the act is unconstitutional, and argued presidents historically could spend less than what Congress had approved prior to the legislation.