Bradley Jaye 18 Jul 2025
President Donald Trump has secured a victory that has eluded conservatives for decades.
The House of Representatives passed a White House-submitted rescissions package late Thursday night in a 216 to 213 vote, cutting $9 billion in funds already appropriated by Congress for foreign aid and public television. The bill’s next stop is Trump’s desk to be signed into law.
The package ends taxpayer subsidization of left-leaning NPR and PBS and eliminates funding for foreign aid grants for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
The successful rescission of appropriated spending is a victory long sought unsuccessfully by spending hawks in Congress.
“HOUSE APPROVES NINE BILLION DOLLAR CUTS PACKAGE, INCLUDING ATROCIOUS NPR AND PUBLIC BROADCASTING, WHERE BILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR WERE WASTED,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “REPUBLICANS HAVE TRIED DOING THIS FOR 40 YEARS, AND FAILED….BUT NO MORE. THIS IS BIG!!!”
The victory showcases Trump’s effectiveness at steamrolling remaining establishment opposition, even in the recalcitrant Senate, where a handful of big-spending moderate Republicans retain an outsized influence.
Two House Republicans voted against the procedural vote that deemed the Senate-amended rescissions bill passed while also allowing unrelated legislation to move to the floor.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/18/house-passes-rescissions-bill-delivering-trump-a-once-unthinkable-spending-win/
