US EditionSenate poised to hand Trump $9B in cuts, second big legislative victory
UNITED STATES SENATE, JUL 17 – Vice President JD Vance cast tie-breaking votes to advance a $9 billion spending cuts package targeting foreign aid and public broadcasting, part of President Trump's deficit reduction plan.
- Late Tuesday, the U.S. Senate advanced a $9 billion rescissions package, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote.
- Amid soaring outlays, Trump has pressed the Senate, with federal spending nearing $7 trillion this year, to support his agenda of reducing wasteful government expenditures.
- In a 51-48 vote early Thursday, senators approved the package, slashing foreign aid and subsidies to NPR and PBS.
- With the Senate's revisions, the bill now heads back to the House after senators restored $400 million in AIDS funding for Africa.
- With a Friday deadline looming, the Senate plans for a final passage vote Thursday, depending on the vote-a-rama's length, as senators debate the $9 billion rescissions package.
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Fight over Epstein files holds up Trump DOGE cuts bill
The fight over how the Trump administration has handled disclosures relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is holding up final approval of a bill to codify $9 billion in Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid. Republicans on the House Rules Committee huddled with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) for more than an hour Thursday afternoon as the …
White House likely to send another rescissions package to Congress
White House budget chief Russell Vought said Thursday that the administration is likely to send another rescissions package to Congress to claw back previously approved spending. Vought’s comments came as Republicans on Capitol Hill appeared poised to revoke $9 billion in previously approved federal funding as part of an initial package of cuts put forward by the…
Senator Coons statement on Senate passage of recissions package
Source: US Sen Coons Office WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after the Senate passed a rescissions package that cut roughly $9 billion from federal spending. The bill passed 51-48, with every Democrat opposing the bill: “Tonight, Republicans in the Senate voted to further weaken our nation’s reputation as a good and reliable partner. “This is not about tackling our national debt. After all, it’s a …
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The Washington PostHouse set to slash $9 billion even as Republican infighting reemerges
President Donald Trump has played a critical role in helping House Republicans notch consecutive wins, including a heavy lift to ensure a big chunk of his legislative agenda became law.
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