Vought, 50, is one of the more controversial figures in the Trump administration and has faced sharp criticism from the Left for gutting agencies and pushing for more spending cuts across the federal government.
He testified on Wednesday before the House Budget Committee and on Thursday to the Senate budget committee. Vought faced a torrent of criticism from Democrats over spending cut proposals in the fiscal 2027 budget, as well as plans to dramatically boost defense spending.
The budget would increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion, a massive increase of about 50% from the previous year, which included the large increase in defense spending from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
The budget also contains deep cuts to government agencies to offset that new spending. Spending on nondefense programs would be reduced by $73 billion, or 10%.
“This budget builds on the president’s vision by continuing to constrain non defense
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