The so-called rescissions package seeks to claw back $9.4 billion lawmakers had authorized the executive branch to spend, and it would require only GOP votes to pass.

The White House has formally asked Congress to approve a $1.1 billion cut to public broadcasting, a move that threatens funding for NPR, PBS and hundreds of local stations, including those serving Northeast Ohio. (AP Photo/Katie Oyan) AP

The package would cancel $9.4 billion in funding that Congress previously appropriated for NPR, PBS and USAID.