SCOOP: House Freedom Caucus draws battle lines as White House readies $9.4B DOGE spending cuts
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The House Freedom Caucus wants Congress to quickly pass President Donald Trump's proposed DOGE spending cuts.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
"When the White House submits its first rescissions package to enact [Department of Government Efficiency] spending cuts to Congress, the House of Representatives should immediately move this to the floor for swift passage," the Freedom Caucus position said. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
"The House Freedom Caucus strongly supports these critical rescissions, and we will support as many more rescissions packages as the White House can send us in the coming weeks and months. These first DOGE cuts target taxpayer-funded public broadcasters notorious for their liberal bias like NPR and PBS, as well as billions in wasteful foreign aid dollars."
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