WATCH: Sen. Peters tells Vought he's good at not answering questions in confirmation hearing

 

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Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., accused Office of Management and Budget nominee Russell Vought of giving “bureaucratic answers” and avoiding questions in a confirmation hearing Wednesday held by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. “You do give really good bureaucratic answers, which is why people, I guess, are crazily frustrated with bureaucrats. You are a very good bureaucrat and not answering questions,” Peters said. Peters had been questioning Vought about his prior term leading the agency and whether he advised staffers to not comply with the law. Vought, a Project 2025 co-author, briefly led OMB at the end of President-elect Donald Trump’s first term. The agency may play a larger role in Trump’s second term as the incoming president has promised to dramatically cut the federal workforce. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show. Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe PBS News podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS News at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6 Follow us: TikTok:   / pbsnews   X:   / newshour   Instagram:   / newshour   Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour