US EditionTrump's $9 billion clawback passes first Senate test, while more hurdles await
UNITED STATES, JUL 16 – Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote in a 51-50 Senate procedural decision to advance Trump's $9 billion spending cut amid concerns about impacts on public media and foreign aid.
- On Wednesday, Vice President JD Vance broke the tie 51–50 to advance Trump’s $9 billion clawback measure, passing the first Senate hurdle.
- Under the fast-track rescissions rules, the Senate has 45 days from the president’s formal request, setting a Friday, July 18 deadline.
- The package cuts $1.1 billion from public broadcasting, $8.3 billion in foreign aid, removes a $400 million PEPFAR reduction, and senators Collins, Murkowski, and McConnell opposed procedural moves.
- A final vote could occur as early as Wednesday, with debate ending at 1:30 p.m. and a vote-a-rama planned, according to Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
- Approval would also make it the largest rescissions package in over four decades, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
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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…
Senate votes to move ahead with Trump's request for $9 billion in spending cuts, including to public radio and television
A final vote in the Senate could occur as early as Wednesday. The bill would then return to the House for another vote before it would go to Trump's desk for his signature before a Friday deadline.
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What to KnowRepublicans in the Senate advanced Trump’s request for $9.4 billion in cuts to previously approved funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting. The procedural vote passed 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance breaking a tie.Some senators worried that the cuts to public media could affect many of the 1,500 local radio and television stations around the country that rely on some federal funding to operate. JD Vance will head to the s…
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