Pressley challenges Russell Vought over medical debt rollbacks.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley questioned acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Russell Vought during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on July 15, 2026. The exchange focused on the rollback of federal protections related to medical debt collection and credit reporting. Pressley argued that the changes left patients vulnerable to demands for bills already paid or amounts they did not owe. Vought said harassment remained prohibited under existing laws and argued that federal law did not authorize the medical debt credit-reporting rule. Pressley also challenged what she described as Vought’s Christian nationalist beliefs, arguing that his policies harmed vulnerable families. Vought objected to that characterization, calling it a pejorative. #medicaldebt #news #healthcare