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Senate Vote on Trump’s $9.4 Billion Rescissions Package Exposes GOP Rift

Trump’s warnings are testing GOP cohesion ahead of the Senate’s July 18 vote on the rescissions package.

Overview

  • Senate Majority Leader John Thune plans to bring the $9.4 billion rescissions package to a floor vote next week, requiring a simple majority before it expires on July 18.
  • The proposal would cut $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and $8.3 billion from USAID foreign aid programs.
  • President Trump has threatened to withhold his support or endorsement from any Republican senator who opposes defunding PBS and NPR.
  • Senators Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski and Mike Rounds are drafting amendments to protect PEPFAR funding and rural or Native American public broadcasting stations.
  • Democrats and the United Nations have condemned the cuts, warning they could undermine global health initiatives and weaken the Impoundment Control Act.