US EditionThune says Senate on track to move $9.4B in funding cuts after locking down key vote
UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – Senate Republicans removed $400 million in cuts to PEPFAR, a program credited with saving over 25 million lives, to secure GOP support for the $9 billion rescissions bill advancing federal spending cuts.
- The U.S. Senate began considering a controversial rescissions bill on Tuesday in Washington D.C. that would cut $9.4 billion in previously approved spending, targeting public broadcasting and foreign aid programs.
- This bill responds to President Donald Trump's request, made through the Department of Government Efficiency, to cut $1.1 billion in funding allocated to the public broadcasting system and approximately $8.3 billion from international health initiatives such as PEPFAR.
- The bill has divided support, with Senate Republicans considering minor adjustments while Democrats remain opposed, amid concerns that budget reductions could severely impact approximately one and a half thousand community-based radio and TV outlets that depend on federal funding.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson urged all Senate Republicans to pass the bill as is and defund public broadcasting, warning on social media that GOP senators who oppose it risk losing Trump's endorsement.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune said they seek 51 votes consistent with the White House proposal to approve the package by Friday, when a bill must reach the president's desk or the spending will remain intact.
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Senate to push forward with bill to claw back $9B from budget -- including cuts to public broadcasting and USAID
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans are expected to move forward on Wednesday with efforts to codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency cuts to programs such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and public broadcasting. Their process to advance the package, submitted by the White House, began on Tuesday night when Republicans narrowly advanced the $9 billion rescissions package with the a…
MPR holds its breath as vote nears for potential federal cuts - Albert Lea Tribune
A United States Senate vote this week could have dire consequences for a number of public broadcasting stations in Minnesota and across the country. Already passed by the U.S. House, the Senate will vote this week, possibly as early as Wednesday regarding the potential cut of $1 billion in federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the company that distributes funding to public broadcasters across the nation, including Mi…
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mvariety.comUS Senate pushes toward aid, public broadcasting cuts sought by Trump
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate on Wednesday moved toward approval of President Donald Trump's plan for billions of dollars in cuts to funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, which would hand Trump another victory as he exerts control over Congress. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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