US EditionTrump's $9 billion clawback passes first Senate test, while more hurdles await
UNITED STATES SENATE, JUL 16 – Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 Senate tie to advance a $9.4 billion rescissions package cutting foreign aid and public broadcasting funds amid GOP divisions.
- On July 16, 2025, the Senate moved forward with a measure to cancel approximately $9 billion that had been allocated in earlier budgets, passing the procedural vote 51-50 with Vice President JD Vance casting the deciding vote.
- The bill arises from President Trump’s request through the Department of Government Efficiency to claw back funds, including cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting.
- The rescissions package cuts $2.5 billion in development assistance and $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, raising concerns about impacts on global aid and local media outlets.
- Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins praised removing planned AIDS program cuts but criticized the lack of clarity on specific program reductions, calling it a "big problem."
- After Senate debate and possible amendments, the bill must go back to the House for a subsequent vote before it can be sent to President Trump for approval ahead of Friday’s deadline.
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Americans for Tax Reform encourages all members of the U.S. Senate to vote “YES” on H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025. Under the Impoundment Control Act (ICA), the Trump Administration sent a rescissions package – a request to rescind appropriated funds – to Congress. This package, already passed by the House, includes $9.4 billion in spending cuts identified initially by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). This includes a rescissi…
Senate narrowly advances $9 billion spending cuts package
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The Senate is moving forward with President Donald Trump’s plan to claw back more than $9 billion worth of federal spending that was already approved by Congress. The cuts identified by DOGE include money for public broadcasting and foreign aid. Tuesday night’s vote on the Republican rescissions package split 50-50, sending Vice President JD Vance back to the Capitol to break the tie. “The Senate being equally divided. The…
Aids programme funding preserved ahead of US Senate vote on Trump cuts
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