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Russell Vought

What's on Russell Vought's mind?

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Asking Congress to bind the CFPB 24% Court blocks the grant purge 21% The impoundment crusade 18% · newPushing the partisan budget 13% everything else 24%
#1
Republicans Ask Vought How to Cage His Own Bureau

At the Hill hearing, GOP members asked the CFPB's acting chief how to permanently curb the agency's power.

Republicans ask CFPB's Vought how to curb agency's power

American Banker · 2026-07-20
our translation

he'd rather congress lock the cage than leave a future democrat the keys — being asked 'how do we curb you' is the whole reason he showed up.

GOP asked him how to curb itvery sure · 3 sources
#2
Judge to OMB: You Can't Retroactively Kill Grants
judge blocked the grant terminationsvery sure · 3 sources
#3
Congress Said No to the Cuts. OMB Cut Anyway.
new — OMB cutting funds Congress restoredpretty sure · 1 source
#4
Vought and Johnson Take Reconciliation Back to the House
new reconciliation pitch to House GOPpretty sure · 1 source
tuesday, july 21
Whip House Republicans on the new reconciliation package alongside Speaker Johnson(reported)
Keep defending the CFPB enforcement freeze if the Hill hearings roll on(reported)
Have counsel read the grant-termination ruling before OMB nixes anything else(safe bet)

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

The source

Johnson and Vought pitch House Republicans on latest reconciliation effort

news.google.com · 2026-07-21

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