Overview

• The Senate cleared an initial 51-50 procedural hurdle after Vice President JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote over objections from Senators McConnell, Collins and Murkowski.
• GOP leaders are weighing amendments to carve out cuts to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and public broadcasting in a bid to win over holdouts.
• The package seeks to rescind $9.4 billion in unobligated funds, including $8.3 billion from foreign aid programs and $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
• Lawmakers must pass the rescissions bill by Friday or allow the previously approved spending plans to proceed, as the authority to cancel funds expires otherwise.
• Senate Democrats uniformly oppose the measure, warning that it bypasses established appropriations procedures and threatens vital global health and local media services.