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Shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday morning, the Senate passed legislation that would rescind $9 billion in government funding that Congress previously approved. The Rescission Act of 2
The Senate narrowly passed a bill that would rescind $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and claw back $7.9 billion from foreign-aid programs.
The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate Republicans have raised concerns about the cuts.