Committee chairman Senator Rand Paul (C), Republican from Kentucky, speaks as ranking member Senator Gary Peters (R), Democrat from Michigan, looks on during the US Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for former Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought on his second nomination to be OMB director, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Jemal COUNTESS / AFP) (Photo by JEMAL COUNTESS/AFP via Getty Images)