Vought previously served as director of the OMB during Trump’s first term. The OMB produces and oversees the president’s budget, among other responsibilities.
The administration’s early moves to fire thousands of federal workers and dismantle entire agencies even before Vought took office reflect his influence at the White House.
Democrats fought the OMB nominee’s confirmation, elevating a little-known agency head to the national spotlight amid larger anxieties about the fate of congressional spending authority.