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Blue VirginiaApr 16, 2026Blog

Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Catches OMB Director Russ Vought in a Series of Wild Lies About Tariffs Supposedly Not Being Taxes, Dept. of Defense Supposedly Being “Dept. of War”…

Director Vought defended the administration's tariff projections and its use of the term 'Department of War' during Senate testimony.

Video: Sen. Tim Kaine Catches OMB Director Russ Vought in a Series of Wild Lies About Tariffs Supposedly Not Being Taxes, Dept. of Defense Supposedly Being “Dept. of War”…
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Senator Tim Kaine clashed with OMB Director Russ Vought over the administration's use of the term 'Department of War' and the economic impact of tariffs, which Kaine characterized as a tax on American families.

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