House to vote on White House rescission package to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR, PBS
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Washington — The House is expected to vote Thursday on the White House's rescission package — its formal request to claw back funding for NPR, PBS and international aid that lawmakers had previously approved.
The package would cancel $9.4 billion appropriated by Congress, looking to make permanent some of the Department of Government Efficiency's spending cuts. Its primary focus is slashing foreign aid — from peacekeeping efforts to refugee assistance and climate projects — but it would also essentially cut off federal funding for NPR and PBS.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, touted the request to cancel what he called "wasteful spending" in recent days, calling it a "manifestation of the DOGE effort," adding that it would "ensure greater accountability in government going forward."
