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Congress approved $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid, giving President Trump a victory in his efforts to slash the federal budget.
Republican lawmakers are considering clawing back $9 billion in federal funds, codifying a slice of cuts proposed by DOGE.
The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid.
The Senate cleared two procedural hurdles Tuesday/TK day to move closer to a final vote on the GOP effort to codify Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts as a deadline to act on the White House priority looms.
The Minnesota Democrat 'started to not feel well' during the day and will stay the night at a Washington hospital, her staff said.
Senate Republicans advance President Donald Trump's $9 billion spending clawback package through final procedural hurdle, with some bipartisan opposition to foreign aid cuts.
Congress had until the end of day on Friday to pass the rescissions request, or the funding would have had to be spent as originally intended.