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Nominee's Schedule F Record and Plans to Restructure Career Staff Draw Scrutiny
Summary
Senators raised concerns about Russell Vought's prior support for reclassifying career civil servants, his involvement with Schedule F and Project 2025, and comments describing some career employees as "villains." Vought defended his record and said he would follow the president's priorities while respecting career expertise.
Republican and Democratic senators questioned Russell Vought on January 15, 2025, about his past actions and statements concerning career civil servants, Schedule F, and broader plans to align the federal workforce with presidential priorities.
Senator Gary Peters said he was "deeply concerned" by actions Vought supported that would replace "nearly 50,000 nonpartisan career civil servants with appointees whose only qualifications is that they're politically loyal." Peters referenced testimony and hearings…
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