White House budget director advocates more funding for own agency, cuts for others
- White House Budget Director Russ Vought requested a 13.3% increase in the Office of Management and Budget's funding to update systems and expand staff from 500 to 675 employees.
- The Trump administration proposed a 10% cut in domestic spending along with a substantial increase in defense spending, leading to reductions in departments like Agriculture and Health and Human Services.
- Vought stated that the Office of Management and Budget lacks full oversight of all federal agencies and was unaware of issues at the U.S. Doge Service and staffing declines in several programs.
- During questioning, Vought defended USDA resources for screwworm control and said the administration’s foreign aid levels are adequate despite criticism.
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White House budget director advocates more funding for own agency, cuts for others • Oklahoma Voice
White House budget director Russell Vought speaks with reporters inside the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — White House budget director Russ Vought testified before a U.S. House panel Tuesday that his agency needs lawmakers to increase its annual budget, even though he hasn’t spent much of the $100 million Republicans approved in their “big, beautiful” law. That earlier funding, he said, is i…
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White House budget director advocates more funding for own agency, cuts for others
White House budget director Russell Vought speaks with reporters inside the U.S. Capitol on July 15, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — White House budget director Russ Vought testified before a U.S. House panel Tuesday that his agency needs lawmakers to increase its annual budget, even though he hasn’t spent much of the $100 million Republicans approved in their “big, beautiful” law. That earlier funding, he said, is i…
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