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WASHINGTON TIMES: DAVID BOSSIE: Russ Vought is the man to lead OMB

The reckless policies and regulatory schemes of the radical left that the destructive Biden administration eagerly implemented over the past four years have damaged our great country. President-elect Donald Trump must revoke them without delay.

Whether it’s irresponsible federal spending, a demoralized military, racist DEI programs, failing education standards, unaccountable deep state bureaucrats, or a weaponized justice system, it all runs through the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Mr. Trump made an enormously consequential decision to bring Russ Vought back to lead OMB in his second term. At his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Mr. Vought said, “The president has promised the American people a federal government that works for all Americans, not the interests of bureaucrats and an entrenched establishment,” and he’s exactly right. The incoming Trump Administration must be laser-focused on destroying bureaucracies and the administrative state.

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Mr. Vought is a fearless, principled conservative who’ll bring those rock-solid beliefs to our government’s stewardship of taxpayer dollars. With huge budget deficits stretching as far as the eye can see and an unsustainable $36 trillion national debt, America desperately needs a fiscally responsible OMB Director. That’s why Mr. Vought is the ideal choice to run this important agency that serves as the fulcrum of government spending.

Mr. Vought has been the tip of the spear in the political debates over federal budgeting and spending — on the right side — for over twenty years. I’ve had a front-row seat watching Mr. Vought volunteer time after time to take on the careless spending addiction of the D.C. uni-party with courage and conviction.

Mr. Vought thoroughly opposes omnibus spending bills and corrupt deals brokered in smoked-filled backrooms on Capitol Hill and has the scars to prove it. He supports returning to a transparent appropriations process in Congress through regular order and streamlining the hopelessly bloated executive branch across the board.

Mr. Vought is one of the most prominent budget experts in the United States. He has a keen understanding of how the bureaucracy operates in secret and with far too little accountability. Mr. Vought also knows better than anyone how to weed out waste, fraud, and abuse, and along with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy at the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), will end failed and duplicative programs.

Government spending has never been more out of control than it’s been under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Shockingly, the last budget proposal from Mr. Trump’s first term in 2020 totaled $4.8 trillion, and just four years later, Mr. Biden’s budget blueprint aimed to spend an incomprehensible $7.3 trillion. Mr. Vought thinks spending like this is irresponsible — plain and simple — and he’s not wrong. It’s time for tough decisions and a massive belt-tightening, and he is just the man for the job.

President Trump is spot on when he says, “Russ knows exactly how to dismantle the Deep State and end Weaponized Government, and he will help us return Self Governance to the People.”

Mr. Vought knows that controlling federal spending must be handled with an absolute sense of urgency. While corrupt guardians of the failed status quo seek to continue business as usual, Mr. Vought knows the facts. He fully understands that drastic fiscal reforms must be enacted before it’s too late. Americans deserve to know why it took 211 years to accumulate a $5 trillion national debt and only 24 years to tack on an additional $31 trillion. And just as importantly, we need common sense solutions, innovation, and vision to solve these big problems, and Russ Vought will deliver.

Mr. Vought is focused on cleansing the budget of all DEI programs and any left-wing policy that takes a government agency’s focus away from its primary function. For instance, under Mr. Trump, the Department of Defense will return to training the best warriors and acquiring the best equipment to win wars.

The days of a woke Pentagon budget are over. Ditto goes for the Department of Education; Critical Race Theory must be banned, and our schools must get back to teaching our children math, science, writing, reading, and American history. Our children need the tools to compete with children anywhere in the world — something the radical left continues to ignore by worshiping at the altar of wokeism.

Furthermore, Mr. Vought will assist soon-to-be Attorney General Pam Bondi in restoring the blindfold to Lady Justice and ensuring taxpayer dollars are funding a system of justice that respects the rule of law and treats everyone equally regardless of background or political affiliation. In November, the American people thoroughly rejected what they saw as a two-tiered system of justice, and they’re demanding reform and transparency from the Trump administration.

Mr. Vought will also focus on the entire federal workforce and identify those who don’t show up for work or are failing at their jobs. For far too long, executive branch bureaucrats have been given a free pass for subpar performances; those days are ending. Messrs. Trump and Vought will help bring accountability back to the government, which is long overdue.

During Mr. Trump’s first term, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mr. Vought as Deputy Director and Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

Mr. Vought is simply the best in the business at this complex job, and he deserves bipartisan support and a speedy confirmation. The American people will be extraordinarily well-served by Mr. Vought as Director of the Office of Management and Budget in President Trump’s second term in the White House.

David N. Bossie is president of Citizens United and served as deputy campaign manager for Donald J. Trump for President.

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