Senate Dems sound alarm on Trump's budget director

• Schumer said at a press conference Thursday morning that Vought would help Trump carry out a "parade of horribles," calling his nomination "catastrophic."
• Democrats used Vought's confirmation hearing earlier this week to slam what they say are his plans to cut taxes and slash federal programs like Medicare and Social Security.

The big picture: Vought was the co-author of Project 2025, the conservative blueprint for governance. Democrats warn that at the helm of OMB, he has the power to carry out its blueprint.

• Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, said Vought would work to transfer the power of the purse from Congress to the White House.
• Democrats argue that Vought will ignore the will of Congress and allow Trump to carry out the law as he sees fit.
• OMB, which Vought also led during Trump's first term in the White House, is the government's central regulatory gatekeeper, exerting significant influence over the executive branch's agenda, which includes developing the president's budget request.

The bottom line: The warnings from Schumer and his caucus are likely falling on deaf ears.

• There's no indication that the blitz from Senate Democrats has shaken support for Vought, who has won high praise from Republicans.
• "The forgotten men and women of this country — those who work hard every day in cities and towns across America — deserve a government that empowers them to achieve their dreams," Vought told the Senate Budget Committee on Wednesday.