1. United States
2. Pa.
3. Letter

Dear Senator, I’m writing as a deeply concerned constituent to urge you to vote NO on the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). We know from his time at the agency during Trump’s first term that Vought will not hesitate to violate laws and norms in service of the MAGA agenda. He would be even more dangerous if handed the reins again at OMB. In his previous OMB leadership roles, Vought orchestrated federal budgets, agency operations, and policies and regulations that embodied MAGA’s anti-democratic, pro-corporate agenda and consolidated executive power in Trump’s hands. Vought led numerous efforts to bypass or defy congressional authority in his crusade to turn the presidency into a dictatorship, including violating federal law by directing OMB to withhold aid to Ukraine as part of Trump’s alleged extortion scheme. When Vought left office in January 2021, he was just beginning to roll out some of Trump’s most extreme policies for “crush[ing] the deep state” - including reclassifying federal employees to enable mass firings that clear the way for MAGA operatives who will be loyal to Trump, Vance, and Vought - no matter the legality or morality of the order. Trump has vowed to begin those mass firings on day one, and it’s a crucial component of Project 2025 - the MAGA playbook for replacing the rule of law with Trumpian autocracy, for which Vought wrote the chapter on executive power. Vought has spent the last four years serving as a chief architect of Project 2025, preparing draft executive orders and policies to supercharge its implementation. He was also the policy director for the Republican National Committee’s 2024 platform committee, shaping the GOP agenda and allying closely with Trump to promote it. Now Vought wants to finish what he started - remaking the federal government into a tool of white Christian nationalism and political revenge for Trump to wield as dictator starting day one. He must not be confirmed as OMB Director. I strongly urge you to oppose Vought’s nomination to lead OMB. The American people do NOT want Project 2025, and any nominee who would weaponize and dismantle our institutions to enforce such a radical and cruel agenda must be rejected. Thank you for your consideration.