Alsobrooks: Russell Vought HAS Traumatized OUR Civil Servants and Destroyed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

July 16, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, questioned Russell Vought, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) during the hearing “The CFPB Semi-Annual Report: A New Day at the CFPB Through Reform.” “The 160,000 federal employees in my state – these are the patriots of our country who have worked for decades. They did not care whether the president is a Democrat or Republican. They are here to serve the American people, and they will not forget how they were treated, and neither will I. In fact, one Marylander who lost his federal job said the following, ‘I can’t tell you how terrifying it is to be a parent of two children faced with the thought that you cannot provide for your family.’ So, I ask you, is that the kind of trauma you were talking about? Did you intend to sow terror for parents who need to provide for their families?” said Senator Alsobrooks. ###