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Russell Vought

What's on Russell Vought's mind?

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His CFPB pick won't cross him 30% · newGrilled on both sides of the Capitol 22% Hollowing out the CFPB 15% His deputy clears committee 11% · neweverything else 22%
#1
Trump's CFPB Pick Vows to Rubber-Stamp Every Vought Call

The pick to run the bureau tells senators he doesn't differ with a single Vought decision — open mind on staffing, closed mind on the rest.

CFPB nominee won’t break with Vought on bureau shutdown push

Scotsman Guide · 2026-07-23
our translation

he doesn't need to run cfpb himself if the man who does treats every vought memo as scripture. the loyalty test was over before the hearing started.

new — Confirmation hearing led coveragevery sure · 3 sources
#2
Tlaib to Vought's Face: 'You Should Be Fired'
Roast clip still circulatingpretty sure · 2 sources
#3
The Bureau-Shutdown Push Survives the Hearing
Nominee endorsed the shutdown pushpretty sure · 2 sources
#4
Vought's Deputy Sails Through Two Senate Committees
new — Cleared two committees this weekpretty sure · 1 source
friday, july 24
Watch his CFPB nominee promise the Senate he'll change nothing(reported)
Green-light another rescissions or impoundment memo out of OMB(safe bet)
Shrug off one more 'you should be fired' from the Hill(safe bet)

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

The source

US CFPB nominee Johnson says he doesn’t differ with any Vought decisions

news.google.com · 2026-07-24

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