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Senate Panel Probes Trump’s $9 Billion Funding Rescission

Committee Republicans demand detailed impact analysis ahead of a Senate vote

U.S. Capitol Police remove protesters after they began shouting in a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing as Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought began to testify on the rescissions package, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Susan Collins gavels in the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in on Wednesday.
Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the proposed rescission package to cut funding for international aid and public media, at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
Office of Management and Budget director Russell Vought testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on the rescissions package on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Overview

  • White House budget chief Russell Vought testified Wednesday before the Senate Appropriations Committee defending the administration’s request to claw back $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funds.
  • The package seeks $8.3 billion in cuts to USAID and foreign aid programs and more than $1 billion in reductions to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which underwrites NPR and PBS.
  • Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins pressed Vought for justification of the cuts’ potential effects on global health initiatives such as the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.
  • Democrats oppose the proposal, warning that it would erode bipartisan investments in global health and strip funding from over 1,500 local public TV and radio stations.
  • Originally passed by the House in June, the rescission plan is poised for revisions from Senate Republicans aiming to secure broader support before the full chamber votes.