Office of Management and Budget Director (OMB) Russ Vought has been officially unleashed following the Democratic shutdown and is instantly making the Senate Minority Leader and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries regret the decision.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the Schumer Shutdown took effect at 12:01 am after two measures to avert the government shutdown failed in the Senate.
The measures needed 60 votes to pass. The GOP-backed measure failed to pass in a 55-45 vote – Rand Paul voted with the Democrats.
The Democrat Party and Paul decided to put the welfare of illegal aliens, surgeries for transgender minors, and more garbage ahead of keeping the government running.
What a disgrace.
Thanks to Schumer’s selfish move, his own constituents are now paying a painful price. Vought announced this morning on X that he had frozen about $18 BILLION in infrastructure projects for New York City, saying he was trying to ensure such funding would not go to fund DEI projects.
“Roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles,” Vought wrote.
“More info to come soon from @USDOT.”
Roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles. More info to come soon from @USDOT.
— Russ Vought (@russvought) October 1, 2025
Vought later clarified that the money frozen was for the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Ave Subway.
Specifically, the Hudson Tunnel Project and the Second Ave Subway. https://t.co/pR3W4JWmh2
— Russ Vought (@russvought) October 1, 2025
Should Democrats continue the shutdown, the pain will likely only increase. It is time to end it and work with President Trump on a long-term funding bill.
