'Why are you hiding spendings…’: DeLauro vs OMB Director Vought over Trump admin defying Congress

Rep. Rosa DeLauro fiercely confronted White House Budget Director Russell Vought, accusing him of illegally impounding funds and undermining Congress’s constitutional power of the purse. In a heated exchange, she slammed the removal of a budget transparency website, alleging secret decision-making and a disregard for law. Vought defended the move, citing ‘constitutional concerns,’ but DeLauro dismissed the reasoning as fiction, warning against executive overreach and erosion of legislative authority.