📉House GOP slashes $9B, restores HIV aid funding
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On July 17, 2025, the U.S. House passed a GOP-led resolution cutting $9 billion from foreign assistance and public broadcasting accounts while reinstating $400 million for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). The package also included a nonbinding demand for full public release of Jeffrey Epstein–related documents—a symbolic gesture that fell short of judicial compulsion but highlighted bipartisan pressure for greater transparency. (Reuters reporting, July 18, 2025)
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How much PEPFAR funding did Congress originally plan to cut before reversing course?
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What was the total amount of spending cuts in the rescissions package that passed Congress?
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Which powerful Republican senator led opposition to cutting PEPFAR funding?
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What false claim did OMB Director Russell Vought make to justify cutting PEPFAR?
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Despite avoiding immediate cuts, what threatens PEPFARs future funding?
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Why could Republicans pass the rescissions package with only 51 votes instead of the usual 60?
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Studies from Mozambique showed what happened when PEPFAR funding was disrupted earlier in 2025?
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What constitutional deadline forced Congress to act quickly on the rescissions package?
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What does the PEPFAR fight reveal about how political pressure can influence budget decisions?
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Explain how PEPFAR cuts would have affected HIV patients in Africa and other developing countries.
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PEPFAR has saved more lives than any other U.S. foreign aid program in history.
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PEPFAR enjoys bipartisan support because it was originally created by a Republican president.
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The rescissions package completely eliminated federal funding for NPR and PBS.
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