US EditionGOP leader faces showdown with Republicans on Trump-backed funding cuts
UNITED STATES, JUL 14 – The $9.4 billion package targets $1 billion from public broadcasting and $8.4 billion from foreign aid to reduce wasteful federal spending, but faces opposition within Senate Republicans.
- With a July 18 deadline, Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pushing a $9.4 billion rescissions package to cut unspent funds from foreign aid and public broadcasting.
- Under current law, the rescissions process, established under President Richard Nixon, requires bills to pass both chambers within 45 days or funds are released.
- Fearing station closures, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said `they will go under` if public broadcasting funds are cut, highlighting rural impacts.
- Using Truth Social, Trump warned, 'Any Republican that votes to allow this monstrosity to continue broadcasting will not have my support or Endorsement.'
- The vote serves as a major litmus test for Republicans, passing it could invite more rescission requests, highlighting its impact on fiscal discipline and presidential influence.
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Thune admits Trump admin 'needs to be more specific' about planned cuts
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) admitted that Trump administration officials should be more specific in laying out the planned cuts in the rescissions package after three key Republicans voted against moving to get onto the bill on Tuesday night due in large part to the lack of details provided by top brass. "The administration needs to be more specific. I think that's a fair point," Thune told reporters a day after Sens. Susan Colli…
Senate Faces Litmus Test With Chance to Codify DOGE
The Republican-controlled Senate faces a major litmus test this week of whether it is willing to cut federal government spending going forward. This week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is attempting to pass a rescissions package to cut $9.4 billion in unspent funds from foreign aid and public broadcasting. The package, which targets funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development as well as for National Public Radio and t…
DOGE spending cuts up for Senate vote
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump's request to claw back $9.4 billion in public media and foreign aid spending.
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