Russ Vought, the present Director of the Workplace of Administration and Funds, introduced new cuts in federal spending on Friday morning as a result of pressures of the Democrat Get together authorities shutdown.
Russ Vought introduced on Friday morning that $2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure initiatives–particularly the Crimson Line Extension and the Crimson and Purple Modernization Venture–have been placed on maintain to make sure funding will not be flowing through race-based contracting.
$2.1 billion in Chicago infrastructure initiatives–particularly the Crimson Line Extension and the Crimson and Purple Modernization Venture–have been placed on maintain to make sure funding will not be flowing through race-based contracting. Extra information to come back quickly from @USDOT.
— Russ Vought (@russvought) October 3, 2025
On Wednesday Russ Vought stripped $8 billion in funding for inexperienced new rip-off initiatives in quite a few far left states.
The initiatives are within the following states: CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, VT, and WA.
This comes after Vought announced Wednesday morning on X that he had frozen about $18 BILLION in infrastructure initiatives for New York Metropolis, saying he was making an attempt to make sure such funding wouldn’t go to fund DEI initiatives.
“Roughly $18 billion in New York Metropolis infrastructure initiatives have been placed on maintain to make sure funding will not be flowing based mostly on unconstitutional DEI rules,” Vought wrote.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the Schumer Shutdown took impact at 12:01 am after two measures to avert the federal government shutdown failed within the Senate.
The measures wanted 60 votes to move. The GOP-backed measure didn’t move in a 55-45 vote – Rand Paul voted with the Democrats.
The Democrat Get together and Paul determined to place the welfare of unlawful aliens, surgical procedures for transgender minors, and extra rubbish forward of retaining the federal government operating.

