“OMB Director @russvought has been dreaming about — and meticulously preparing for — the Schumer Shutdown since puberty. This is going to be the Democrats’ worst nightmare,” Lee wrote. Vought told lawmakers he will spend the next week determining “constitutionally” what the administration can do to shrink the federal workforce, Axios reported, citing a source on the call. Last week, Vought issued a memo threatening mass layoffs if a shutdown was triggered. Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., allowed a government shutdown Tuesday after rejecting a short-term, clean continuing resolution offered by House Republicans last week.