House passes Trump’s spending cuts

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The U.S. Capitol is reflected in a puddle in Washington, D.C. Associated Press / Photo by Julia Demaree Nikhinson

House Republicans early Friday morning approved the final version of a bill containing $9 billion in spending cuts. Lawmakers voted 216-213 along party lines to pass the measure. Reps. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., were the only Republicans to vote against the bill. The Senate Thursday morning narrowly passed the package by a vote of 51-48, with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, joining Democrats to oppose the spending cuts. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill into law.

What is included in the cuts? The package rolls back about $8 billion for foreign assistance programs including the United States Agency for International Development. An additional $1.1 billion was removed from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that funds NPR and PBS. The spending cuts codify some reductions put in place by the Department of Government Efficiency. Lawmakers employed a rarely used presidential budget law to circumvent the Senate filibuster.

Dig deeper: Read Leo Briceno’s previous report for more about the White House’s request for lawmakers to codify DOGE funding changes.

Lauren Canterberry

Lauren Canterberry is a reporter for WORLD. She graduated from the World Journalism Institute and the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism, both in 2017. She worked as a local reporter in Texas and now lives in Georgia with her husband.