1. United States
2. S.D.
3. Letter

We must stand firm against the nomination of Russell Vought for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director. His role as the architect of Project 2025, a strategy to consolidate all government power in the presidency and render Congress powerless, makes him unfit for this crucial position. Confirming Vought would undermine the constitutional separation of powers and effectively cede Congress's authority over federal spending to the executive branch. This dangerous precedent jeopardizes our system of checks and balances and cannot be allowed. Vought's disturbing views on the president's authority to ignore congressionally approved spending also disqualify him from overseeing the federal budget process. The Washington Post editorial board rightly stated that senators backing Vought are "choosing to undermine their own institution and give away their power of the purse." If confirmed, Vought's radical agenda would diminish the legislative branch's constitutional role and authority. For the sake of preserving our democratic system of government and the balance of powers, we cannot confirm Russell Vought as OMB Director. His extremist ideology poses a direct threat to the foundations of our republic. It is imperative that we reject this nomination and uphold Congress's rightful role as a co-equal branch of government.