Senate Advances Trump Clawback of Foreign Aid and Public Broadcast Funds
The Senate on Tuesday voted to take up legislation to claw back $9 billion for foreign aid and public broadcasting, signaling that the Republican-led Congress is poised to acquiesce to President Trump in a simmering battle with the White House over spending powers.
Гласуването от 51 до 50 пристигна, откакто републиканските водачи се съгласиха на шепа отстъпки, с цел да завоюват гласовете на задържанията, които бяха неспокойни с препоръчаните спасиния. G.O.P. leaders said on Tuesday they would strip out a $400 million cut that Mr. Trump requested to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR, a move that the White House signaled it would not contest.
Even then, some Republican senators refused to support a move that they said would relinquish their constitutional power over federal spending, forcing their leaders to summon Вицепрезидентът JD Vance към Капитолия, с цел да пре...
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