frozen snapshot — 2026-07-15 · see today →

What's on Russell Vought's mind?

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31%19%14%10%26%

Hollowing out the CFPB 31% Politicizing federal grants 19% Mass firings on pause 14% Pushing the partisan budget 10% everything else 26%

Congress Wants Answers on the Gutted Watchdog

The bureau he hollowed out gets its semi-annual report card — with him in the witness chair.

White House Budget Director Vought Testifies on CFPB Semi-Annual Report

C-SPAN · 2026-07-14

our translation

he'd rather the agency not exist, so he runs it into the ground and dares congress to stop him — testifying is just the box he has to check before he keeps deleting.

Congress hauls him in this weekvery sure · 3 sources

'Recipe for Corruption': The Grants Power Grab

comment window closed July 13pretty sure · 3 sources

The Mass Layoffs Hit the Brakes — For Now

judge OKs layoff-review pausepretty sure · 2 sources

Twisting House GOP Arms on the Budget

met House GOP this weekpretty sure · 1 source

wednesday, july 15

Take the witness chair and defend the gutted CFPB at oversight(on the schedule)

Duck Democrats' questions about those deleted CFPB webpages(reported)

Whip wavering House Republicans behind the partisan budget(reported)

Wave off the poll showing voters actually like the CFPB(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

White House Budget Director Vought Testifies on CFPB Semi-Annual Report

news.google.com · 2026-07-15

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