GOP senators advance Trump's OMB pick despite Democrat boycottSenate Republicans unanimously voted to advance Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, through the Senate Budget Committee on Thursday.
Despite Senate Democrats' efforts to boycott the vote altogether, Vought's nomination will now be considered by the whole Senate.
Vought's advancement comes just days after the Trump administration implemented a federal funding freeze on billions of dollars of loans and grants. The OMB announced the freeze in a memo Monday night, citing the need for a thorough ideological review of existing programs.
"The use of federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and Green New Deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve," the memo reads. "This memorandum requires federal agencies to identify and review all federal financial assistance programs and supporting activities consistent with the president's policies and requirements."
"Financial assistance should be dedicated to advancing American priorities, focusing taxpayer dollars to advance a stronger and safer America, eliminating the financial burden of inflation for citizens unleashing American energy and manufacturing, ending 'wokeness' and the weaponization of government, promoting efficiency in government, and Making America Healthy Again," the memo reads....................
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