Sen Murray, Rep DeLauro Call Out Trump Admin’s Lack of Transparency on Spending, Demand Detailed Agency Spend Plans Be Submitted as Required By Law

Sen Patty Murray (D-WA) and Rep Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) sent a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought calling out the Trump administration’s unacceptable failure to submit detailed spend plans for each agency to the Appropriations Committees, as the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act of 2025 requires by law. Spend plans are critical to congressional oversight and the annual appropriations process, and have long been required by law. But, the Trump administration has failed to submit adequate spend plans to Congress—and it has even failed to submit any spend plan for some agencies. Sen Murray and Rep DeLauro wrote. "The widespread failure of departments and agencies to abide by the requirements of section 1113 is unacceptable, and the lack of transparency begs serious questions about what exactly this administration is seeking to hide from the Committees—and the American people."