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What percentage of the federal budget did the $9 billion in cuts represent?
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The $9 billion in cuts represented approximately one-tenth of 1 percent of the federal budget. While Republicans touted this as progress toward fiscal discipline, Democrats argued the cuts would do li...
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- Senate passes $9B in cuts to global aid, public broadcasting in win for Trump
- US Senate approves cutting billions in foreign aid as Trump demands
- Trump signs $9B rescissions package into law, revoking funding for foreign aid, NPR
- GOP-led Senate votes to cancel $9 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR and PBS
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