VP JD Vance Breaks Senate Tie To Advance $9.4 Billion Rescissions Package

Vice President J.D. Vance Breaks Senate Tie to Advance $9.4 Billion Spending Cuts. This week, Vice President J.D. Vance cast two pivotal tie-breaking votes in a narrowly split Senate (50–50), enabling debate on a sweeping $9.4 billion rescissions package. The legislation, driven by President Trump’s administration, aims to claw back previously approved federal spending and includes:

$8.3 billion in reductions for foreign aid, primarily targeting funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

$1.1 billion removed from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), affecting NPR, PBS, and numerous…

Vice President J.D. Vance Breaks Senate Tie to Advance $9.4 Billion Spending Cuts. This week, Vice President J.D. Vance cast two pivotal tie-breaking votes in a narrowly split Senate (50–50), enabling debate on a sweeping $9.4 billion rescissions package. The legislation, driven by President Trump’s administration, aims to claw back previously approved federal spending and includes:

$8.3 billion in reductions for foreign aid, primarily targeting funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

$1.1 billion removed from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), affecting NPR, PBS, and numerous local stations.

Moderate Republican senators—Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins—joined Democrats in opposing the procedural votes, citing lack of transparency and concerns about the cuts’ impact on vital services (e.g. emergency broadcasting, health programs, rural media) (WUSF, CBS News).

Senate Majority Leader John Thune negotiated amendments that saved $400 million from cuts to PEPFAR (President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) and protected other critical programs, including maternal health, nutrition, and funding to specific countries like Jordan and Egypt. As a result, the bill was reshaped before moving forward (Wikipedia).

Following extensive “vote‑a‑rama” debate, the Senate passed the revised bill (51–48). It now returns to the House for approval by a Friday midnight deadline, after which, if signed, the rescinded funds must remain withheld under law or revert back to original spending plans (CBS News).

Proponents argue the cuts are a symbolic and practical first step toward fiscal discipline and reducing government spending on programs perceived as partisan or wasteful. Critics—particularly Senate Republicans like Collins and Murkowski, rural lawmakers, and Democrats—warn the move undermines congressional budget authority, jeopardizes essential global health and local public media services, and risks complicating future bipartisan funding negotiations (The Week).

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