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LCV Statement Ahead of Russell Vought Senate Floor Vote
Feb 6, 2025
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The Senate considered President Donald Trump’s nomination of Russell Vought to serve as director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB plays a critical role with the White House overseeing federal agencies and the federal budget. Vought is a self-proclaimed Christian nationalist and principal architect of the Project 2025 agenda, a sweeping federal policy agenda and blueprint to radically restructure the federal government and gut critical programs, including those that protect our environment and lower costs for working families. As OMB deputy director and acting director during the previous Trump administration, Vought proposed extreme anti-environmental budgets, including 31% cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He also sought to illegally impound, or block, funding approved by Congress. Relatedly, he believes the Impoundment Control Act to be unconstitutional despite numerous court decisions to the contrary, and in his confirmation hearings he refused to commit to following the law even if he disagrees with it. Vought is the central figure behind the administration’s efforts to hollow out the federal government’s ability to help our communities, including illegally firing thousands of career civil servants and wanting to traumatize those who remain. On February 6, the Senate confirmed Russell Vought to be director of OMB by a vote of 53-47 (Senate roll call vote 37). NO IS THE PRO-ENVIRONMENT VOTE.
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