US EditionHouse gives final approval to Trump's $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
UNITED STATES, JUL 18 – The $9 billion spending cut includes $1.1 billion from public broadcasting and nearly $8 billion from foreign aid programs, passed along party lines in the House of Representatives.
- Early on July 18 in Washington, the House passed President Trump's $9 billion spending cut bill impacting public broadcasting and foreign aid, sending it to the president for his signature.
- The legislation followed Trump's official request to claw back funds, with debates over foreign aid cuts and partisan divisions as no Democrats supported the measure.
- The bill cancels about $1.1 billion for public broadcasting, nearly $8 billion from foreign aid including peacekeeping and health programs, while some Republicans protected AIDS funding.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson said, "We need to get back to fiscal sanity," while OMB Director Vought called the cuts "wasteful and unnecessary spending."
- The measure now proceeds to Trump for signature and suggests continued efforts to reduce federal spending despite concerns about global aid voids and domestic impacts.
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