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WATCH: Sen. Paul asks for ‘sincerity’ in obeying Constitutional oaths at Vought confirmation hearing
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2:05Now PlayingSen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., argued Wednesday that senators are inconsistently applying constitutional oaths during the confirmation hearing for Russell Vought, nominee for director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Raising the oft-asked question about obeying constitutional oaths, Paul said he “would argue that it’s a little more complicated than some would make it out.”
He noted that states accept payments other than gold and silver despite an interpretation of a Constitutional clause forbidding it. He also argued that President Joe Biden ignored the Constitution when he issued an executive order to erase federal student loan debt.
Paul then simply asked Vought, “Will you obey the Constitution and will you obey the law as written and interpreted?” to which Vought responded, “Yes, senator.”
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.
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