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On the recordFebruary 5, 2025
Mr. President, Nevadans sent me to the Senate to stand up and fight for hard-working families throughout our State, and that is exactly why I am here today: to sound the alarm about Russell Vought's nomination to lead the Trump administration's Office of Management and Budget. They oversee virtually every Agency and the entire Federal budget. Mr. Vought would be a disaster if he is put in this role again. Russell Vought is an extremist, will betray working families--betray your family--and there is simply no other way to put it. After all, he was the main architect behind the Project 2025 agenda. You might have heard of it, but for those who don't know, Project 2025 is Russell Vought's far-right playbook for seizing full control of the Federal Government. I want to repeat that. He wrote the playbook to seize full control over the Federal Government--our government, your government. It is filled with extreme ideas that would hurt families like yours, ideas like putting essential government programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security on the chopping block. And he is going to give handouts to billionaires and big corporations on the backs of America's middle class--on your backs. Seeing how much power this administration has already given to unelected--unelected--billionaire CEOs, it is not hard to imagine what is coming next. Don't just look at Mr. Vought's ideas; take a moment to look at his actions.…
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Jacky Rosen
Democratic · Nevada

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