Today, the Senate confirmed key Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) by a vote of 53-47. His confirmation follows chaos unleashed by an OMB memorandum that froze federal funding for Head Start, Meals on Wheels, Medicaid, and other key federal programs before being enjoined by federal courts and rescinded by the Trump Administration.
Despite the reversal, community health centers are already closing and Head Start programs are struggling due to a lack of funding access. Groundwork Collaborative Chief of Policy and Advocacy Alex Jacquez reacted with the following statement:
“Russell Vought’s fingerprints are all over last week’s illegal funding freeze. Halting funding for American’s health care, child care, and food assistance wasn’t a bug. It was by design, and Project 2025 is the blueprint.
“Now that Vought is officially running the show, he’ll be able to unleash his radical agenda across the federal government. And if the courts stop him, he’s got a billionaire friend with the government’s keys and checkbook: Elon Musk.”
Email press@groundworkcollaborative.org to speak with a Groundwork expert about Vought, impoundment, and the dangers of defunding key programs.