Vought Wants Funds for CFPB He Vowed to Abolish, Shockingly
Vought's request for $145 million for the CFPB, an agency he’s repeatedly lambasted as overreaching and unconstitutional, isn’t new. This isn't just about fiscal responsibility; it's a strategic defunding-from-within tactic we've seen before. Remember the 'starve the beast' rhetoric? It's often followed by requests for just enough funds to keep the lights on, only to then declare the underfunded
agency 'ineffective' and thus ripe for actual elimination. It's the legislative equivalent of selling all the tires off a car, then complaining it doesn't run. One might ask, how many times has a politician requested budget for a project only to later gut it from the inside, citing its own inefficiencies? This move ensures Vought can continue to draw a salary (public records confirm CFPB
leadership compensation is well into six figures) while simultaneously advancing his stated goal of dismantling the bureau. It's a remarkably efficient way to be both 'in charge' and 'against it' simultaneously. Why eliminate a cash cow when you can milk it dry first?