US EditionWhite House Agrees to Exempt PEPFAR From Cuts
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – The White House and Senate exempted PEPFAR from a $9.4 billion rescissions package to preserve funding for the global AIDS relief program credited with saving millions of lives.
- Senate Republicans voted on July 15 to remove a proposed $400 million cut to PEPFAR from President Trump's $9 billion rescissions package aimed at international aid.
- The cuts sparked bipartisan concern due to PEPFAR's role as the U.S. government's primary global HIV/AIDS relief effort launched in 2003 and reauthorized multiple times since.
- The administration indicated its approval of the Senate amendment protecting PEPFAR funding, with Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought confirming the overall package remains mostly unchanged at $9 billion.
- PEPFAR has saved approximately 25 million lives, with over $110 billion invested globally, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio released $1.3 billion for the Global Fund to fight AIDS amid ongoing advocacy to protect funding.
- The Senate action highlights the program's significance and suggests continued U.S. commitment to combating HIV/AIDS despite broader spending cuts, though the reconciled rescissions package awaits final Congressional approval.
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By Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell, The Daily Signal | July 15, 2025 The Trump administration has agreed to exempt a global AIDS-relief program from cuts in the rescissions package before the Senate this week, a senior administration official confirmed to The Daily Signal. The White House is working with other countries and partners to ensure that they carry a greater share of the burden of responding to AIDS where they can. In the meantime, the adm…
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