💸Trump forces $9 billion spending clawback, Senate Republicans split
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In a fast-tracked vote this week, the Senate will consider a Trump-backed rescissions package to claw back $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding without filibuster protection. Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski led a group of Republicans balking at cuts to PEPFAR and NPR/PBS, prompting Majority Leader John Thune to remove $400 million in HIV/AIDS relief funding to secure votes.
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Why This Matters
Foreign aid on the line:
$9 billion cut from global health programs threatens millions.
Public broadcasting at risk:
NR 1 % of NPR and 15 % of PBS budgets face rescission, hurting rural stations.
Bypassing filibuster:
Process allows simple majority, eroding Senate’s deliberative norms.
Intra-party checks:
Collins and Murkowski use committee influence to force changes.
Citizen stake:
Cuts will impact HIV prevention, refugee and democracy programs abroad.
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Which two programs did the rescissions package originally target for funding cuts?
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Which chamber of Congress first passed the rescissions bill H.R. 4?
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Which two programs were targeted for cuts in President Trump’s rescission request?
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Who drafted the rescission request under the Impoundment Control Act?
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In what year was the Impoundment Control Act enacted?
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The rescissions act reclaimed $9 billion in total funding.
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