Russ Vought, Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB), speaks astatine the National Conservative Convention successful Washington D.C., Sept. 3, 2025.
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The Trump medication has enactment connected clasp $2.1 cardinal successful Chicago infrastructure projects, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said successful a societal media station connected Friday.
Vought's announcement connected the 3rd time of the U.S. authorities shutdown comes connected the heels of 2 different moves by the Trump medication targeting backing successful cities and states led by Democrats, whose enactment is being blamed by the medication for the shutdown.
Vought connected Wednesday archetypal revealed that the Department of Transportation was freezing $18 cardinal successful national backing for 2 large infrastructure projects successful New York City. Later that aforesaid day, Vought said the Department of Energy had cancelled astir $8 cardinal successful backing for projects successful 16 states, each of which were won by Democratic statesmanlike nominee Kamala Harris successful the 2024 election.
On Thursday, Vought successful a station connected X wrote, "$2.1 cardinal successful Chicago infrastructure projects--specifically the Red Line Extension and the Red and Purple Modernization Project--have been enactment connected clasp to guarantee backing is not flowing via race-based contracting."
"More info to travel soon from @USDOT," Vought added, referring to the Department of Transportation.
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