How do you feel about cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid?

The White House-requested spending cuts narrowly made it through the Senate in a 51-48 vote after GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine voted “no” alongside Democrats. One Democrat (Tina Smith of Minnesota) was absent

Republicans added language vowing that other areas related to food aid, maternal health, malaria and tuberculosis wouldn’t be impacted and that certain food assistance programs would be protected. The administration also privately vowed to move around other funding to help offset funding cuts to rural public news stations to win over Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S. D).

It marks the first time in decades that a rescissions package has been approved by the Senate. In 2018, the GOP-controlled chamber narrowly blocked a $15 billion request from Trump, after Collins and then-Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina opposed it.

Because Senate Republicans made changes to the legislation it will need to bounce back to the House,

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/17/senate-votes-to-cut-9-billion-from-public-broadcasting-and-foreign-aid-00459199

How do you feel about cutting $9 billion from public broadcasting and foreign aid?
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