US EditionSenate approves $9 billion in cuts to foreign aid, public media funding
UNITED STATES, JUL 17 – Senate Republicans approved a $9 billion rescissions package targeting foreign aid and public broadcasting, marking the first major federal funding clawback in decades, with no Democratic support.
- Yesterday, the U.S. Senate approved a $9 billion rescissions package, targeting public broadcasting and foreign aid, and sent it back to the House for final approval.
- Following earlier spending deals, Republicans used a rescissions process requiring only 51 votes to pass a $9 billion package, bypassing the 60-vote threshold.
- The 51-48 vote during the overnight session, with Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski opposing, reflects bipartisan dissent, though most Republicans supported the package.
- Under the law, cuts must be approved by Friday, or Congress risks automatic release of appropriated funds, putting critical programs in jeopardy.
- Stakeholders warn that cuts to President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief may have minimal debt impact but could significantly disrupt global health efforts, while public broadcasting and food aid programs face broad effects.
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The House is poised to OK Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting, foreign aid
WASHINGTON — The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda. The White House had described the package as a test case and said that if Congress went along, more would come. The House’s approval would mark the first time in decades that a presid…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — PBS in Tennessee could lose $7 million in federal funding as a result of the rescission package requested by President Donald Trump. The Senate voted overnight to claw back $9 billion in federal funding for foreign aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, sending the package to the House of Representatives for a final vote. "It will be horribly impactful. It'll be incredibly destructive," Becky Magura, …
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