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Russell Vought: “We're not going to use the sue and settle consent order.”

Featuring: Russell Vought, Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget | National

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I assume you had looked at the file and knew what it was that you were letting Toyota keep the money for. Senator, one of the hallmarks of our stewardship of the agency is We're not going to use the sue and settle consent order. Oh, listen, I understand that to go after companies when we don't have the statutory authority to do those people had been cheated out of. I'm kind of thinking maybe you don't. (02:31–02:36)

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