Impeach and Remove Russell Vought for Systematic Lawbreaking
I am writing to urge you to support the impeachment and removal of Russell Vought, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, for systematic violations of law and abuse of power that directly harm your constituents and undermine constitutional governance.
Vought has withheld over $410 billion in congressionally appropriated funding, including $5 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act, in direct violation of the Impoundment Control Act. He has publicly stated his intention to continue breaking this law, declaring it unconstitutional while serving in an office charged with implementing it. This is not a policy disagreement but an open defiance of congressional authority and the separation of powers.
His actions have real consequences for Americans. As Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Vought halted virtually all operations, rolled back regulations, and dismissed settled cases worth billions to consumers, including $80 million owed to defrauded service members and their families. He has directed the closure of USAID, issued stop-work orders across agencies, and defunded the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, which supports more than 70 Inspectors General responsible for preventing waste and fraud.
Vought has removed the OMB apportionment website from public view in violation of transparency requirements, defied court orders, and created programmatic delays specifically designed to prevent agencies from spending funds as Congress directed. He has orchestrated massive cuts to the Department of Education and advocated for its elimination while withholding appropriated funding. His stated intent to "traumatize" civil servants reveals contempt for the professionals who serve the public.
Current and former federal workers from over 35 agencies have signed a petition calling for his impeachment, many anonymously due to documented retaliation against whistleblowers at HUD, EPA, FEMA, NIH, and USAID. Congress must reassert itself as a coequal branch of government. I urge you to support impeachment proceedings against Russell Vought and vote to remove him from office.