WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Congress is continuing to move forward with billions of dollars in DOGE cuts.
Lawmakers have until Friday to claw back spending requested by the White House.
The bill cuts about $9 billion from foreign aid and public media.
It passed the House last month and now awaits a final vote in the Senate.
Republicans say this package of cuts will help get government spending under control.
“Reigning in waste fraud and abuse in the federal government is a priority shared by President Trump and by Senate Republicans,” said Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.).
The cuts requested by the president target foreign aid and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which includes PBS and NPR, and local tv and radio stations.
Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt says it’s a good step toward saving taxpayer dollars.
“Their government has been writing checks to left wing propaganda outlets and spending billions overseas on countries that hate us,” said Schmitt.
Some Republicans, like North Carolina’s Senator Thom Tillis, are skeptical of the package saying they don’t know what’s in it.
“We have no earthly idea what specific cuts will occur, but I’m willing to give OMB and the president that they’re going to be responsible cuts,” said Tillis.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer criticized the proposed cuts to public media. He says it provides a critical source of information, especially during severe weather.
“These cuts to local stations couldn’t happen at a worse time with floods and natural disasters front of mind,” said Schumer.
The legislation narrowly advanced in the Senate Tuesday with Vice President JD Vance casting a tiebreaking vote.
If the bill passes in the Senate, it then heads to the House before going to the president’s desk.
Source: Fox 8 News Channel
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