White House budget director Russ Vought was shouted down by protesters within seconds of his opening remarks to the House Budget Committee, forcing the panel into a brief recess as the activists were hauled out of the room by security. The activists later identified themselves as former USAID and PEPFAR employees. In a statement, they said they were demanding an end to Vought’s “illegal obstruction” of funding for global AIDS and health programs. “Russell Vought is directly responsible for