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After a late-night session, the bill to claw back $9 billion in funds heads to the House, which must pass it by Friday or the executive branch is supposed to release the funding.
The U.S. Senate early Thursday voted to rescind some $9 billion in federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting.
Senators made numerous changes to the legislation, which targets funding for foreign assistance programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Most notably, they removed a $400 million cut to the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
President Donald Trump is one step closer to having Congress officially sign off on a slice of his Department of Government Efficiency’s spending cuts after Senate Republicans agreed TK DATE to cancel $9 billion in funding to foreign aid and public broadcasting.
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A political standoff has delayed a House vote on cryptocurrency legislation as Republicans struggle with timing constraints and internal disagreements over the GENIUS and Clarity acts.