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Senate Republicans are holding the line on fiscal sanity, pushing President Trump’s $9 billion spending clawback package past its final procedural hurdle with Vice President JD Vance breaking another tie. The bill targets bloated federal programs, including foreign aid and public broadcasting, and passed with near-unanimous GOP support with only Sens. Murkowski, Collins, and McConnell broke ranks.
Trump’s team sees this as a test of who’s serious about cutting the fat from Washington’s bloated budget.
Democrats are expected to stall with hours of debate, aiming to protect their sacred cows like NPR and international giveaways. But Republicans, backed by Speaker Mike Johnson and House conservatives, say it’s time to put Americans first.