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Senate Scrutinizes Trump Administration’s $9.4 Billion Rescissions Plan

Lawmakers signaled plans to modify or reject the package before the July 18 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

  • Russell Vought defended the cuts before the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 25, saying the package would eliminate waste and reduce the national debt.
  • Approved by the House on June 12, the proposal seeks to claw back $8.3 billion in foreign aid and $1.1 billion in public broadcasting funds.
  • Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mitch McConnell voiced reservations over cuts to PEPFAR and the impact on rural NPR and PBS stations.
  • Patty Murray and other Democrats warned therescissions would undermine Congress’s budget authority and endanger critical humanitarian and soft-power programs.
  • With a July 18 deadline looming, senators are discussing amendments and substitutes that could reshape or block the measure in the full Senate.