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Senator Lee Accuses Vought of Shutdown Power Grab

10/4/2025

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Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) alleges OMB Director Russ Vought seeks a shutdown to expand Trump's power.
Vought announced plans to fire federal workers within days and canceled $8B in clean energy funding and $18B in infrastructure projects.
Lee says Democrats trigger shutdown for political gain; Democrats seek Affordable Care Act subsidies extensions and Medicaid rollbacks to back GOP funding.

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Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) alleges OMB Director Russ Vought seeks a shutdown to expand Trump's power.
Vought announced plans to fire federal workers within days and canceled $8B in clean energy funding and $18B in infrastructure projects.
Lee says Democrats trigger shutdown for political gain; Democrats seek Affordable Care Act subsidies extensions and Medicaid rollbacks to back GOP funding.