GOOD MORNING from the House budget hearing on the president's budget, featuring Russell Vought, the acting OMB director.
Reminder: both Pelosi and McConnell have said they want approps bills written to the levels in the budget deal, so this proposal is....not happening.
Yarmuth notes that this is Vought's first Hill appearance since Trump's impeachment. While they are not going to "rehash that entire proceess," he wants Vought to speak to OMB's "adherence to the ICA." Refresher on that here > nytimes.com/2020/01/16/us/…
Womack laments that "We can't even manage to come up with something as simple as a doggone budget."
Republicans are VERY angry about Schiff’s decision to reference that CBS “head on a pike” report. Murkowski says “that’s where he lost me.” Barrasso says “whatever gains he may have made, he lost all of it — plus some — tonight.”
Several senators in the room shook their heads, audibly said “that’s not true.” Ernst and McSally — two of those swing states Schiff has been talking about! — were visibly upset as they whispered about it after.
Chris Murphy pushes back: “it's just ridiculous to think that these republicans are going to make a decision on impeachment based upon anybody saying something which they feel to be mean.”