Chris Coons: “I rise today to join my colleagues in speaking against Russell Vought, who has been nominated to run the most powerful…”

“I rise today to join my colleagues in speaking against Russell Vought, who has been nominated to run the most powerful and important Federal organization you never heard of, the Office of Management and Budget, or OMB. Russell Vought has as much business running OMB as I do being a hair model for Pantene. Russell Vought has as much business being near the Federal Government again and running the central plays that make the Federal Government work as I have standing behind center for the Eagles this Sunday running plays in the Super Bowl. Vought had this position before, and it was a disaster. President Trump is supposed to be hiring on merit, have the very best people, the world's best people working for him. Why is he bringing back this complete failure for such a critical position? Last time he was OMB Director, he rolled back critical regulations that keep Americans safe. He illegally withheld funds already appropriated by Congress. Sound familiar? As bad as he was in the first term, he is already off to a much worse start in the second term as the shadow Director before he is even confirmed. His fingerprints have been all over the last 2 weeks of chaos and dysfunction.…”