SCOOP: Trump budget chief Vought tells GOP senators $175B needed 'immediately' for border security:
OMB Director Russ Vought told senators money is running out, per a senior official
President Donald Trump's newly sworn in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought emphasized to Republican senators the urgent need for border security funding on Tuesday, telling them an immediate $175 billion is necessary.
At a weekly Senate GOP lunch, Trump's budget chief spoke to lawmakers, stressing that more money and resources are needed to secure the border and continue undoing Biden-era immigration policies, a senior administration official told Fox News Digital exclusively.
In his presentation, Vought detailed what the administration requires for "robust and sustained" border security and immigration enforcement, according to the official.
Vought explained that given Trump's significant actions to address illegal immigration, money is running out, and for the administration to keep enforcing the new policies and conducting operations across the country, those resources must be renewed.
The funding being sought would go toward ramping up personnel across agencies, expanding detention capacity and reinstituting the "Remain in Mexico" program.
It would also include border wall construction and building border infrastructure, deploying innovative surveillance technology to the border, deporting migrants, military support for deportation operations, enhancing the Coast Guard's role in border enforcement and giving state and local governments the financial and operational resources to deal with the effects of large-scale illegal immigration, per the official. --->READ MORE HERE
House Republicans Budget Billions for Trump Border and Immigration Enforcement:
Republicans on the House Budget Committee acted Thursday on OMB Director Russ Vought’s request on behalf of President Donald Trump for billions for border and immigration enforcement.
The action from the Budget Committee is the latest in a flurry of major developments on one of the president’s signature issues, signaling a sea change from the previous administration and indeed taking steps on that front not seen in modern American politics.
Vought (pronounced “Vote”) was recently confirmed to return to the helm at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Cabinet post he held during the latter part of President Trump’s first term, after serving as the deputy director for the first part of Trump 45. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas swore in Vought on February 7.
Promptly after retaking the reins at OMB, Vought requested $175 billion for border and immigration enforcement. The request speaks volumes, because Vought is well-known as one of the most austere budget hawks in the Republican Party. Asking for such a significant increase while also pushing for massive spending cuts shows the president’s seriousness about securing the border and deporting illegal aliens.
The committee passed a budget resolution that includes both a massive increase for the border and immigration while targeting $2 trillion in spending reductions. The larger the reductions go, the more flexibility the House Ways and Means Committee has in renewing the Trump tax cuts while also addressing other campaign promises, such as no taxes on tips. --->READ MORE HERE
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