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Russ Vought

Russ Vought is Founder and President of the Center for Renewing America. A longtime conservative leader on Capitol Hill, Russ served in President Trump’s Cabinet as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, where he oversaw the implementation of the presidential budget, key policies on deregulation, and a landmark effort to eliminate critical race theory and other radical ideologies in executive agencies. Prior to his White House service, Russ spent nearly two decades in the broader conservative movement on Capitol Hill, including as Policy Director for the House Republican Conference, Executive Director of the Republican Study Committee, and Legislative Assistant to former U.S. Senator Phil Gramm. Russ graduated with a BA from Wheaton College and received a JD from George Washington University Law School.

Bylined chapters

2. Executive Office of the President

Major recommendations in those chapters

2 · 49 Extend OIRA review and regulatory analysis to independent agencies Not started
2 · 49 Revive eight Trump regulatory executive orders (13771, 13777, 13891–13893, 13979, 13980) Not started
2 · 50 Enact the Regulatory Accountability Act, SMART Act, GOOD Act, and REINS Act Needs Congress Not started
2 · 60 Scrub woke-agenda policies from all manuals, guidance documents, and agendas Not started
2 · 60 Reinstate the 2020 Trump CEQ NEPA regulations Not started
2 · 61 Enact a sweeping modernization of the federal permitting system Needs Congress Not started
2 · 62 Revoke Executive Order 14020 and all Gender Policy Council policies Not started
2 · 62 Abolish the Gender Policy Council Not started

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