Bill Cutting, Public Broadcasting
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NPR, PBS and Senate
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Senate, Trump and spending
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Shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday morning, the Senate passed legislation that would rescind $9 billion in government funding that Congress previously approved. The Rescission Act of 2
The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate Republicans have raised concerns about the cuts.
Trump's $9 billion rescissions package is advancing, despite a trio of Republican defections. It targets foreign aid and public broadcasting funding.
Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has emerged as one of the biggest wild cards in the Senate, keeping his Republican colleagues guessing about how he’ll vote on elements of
Republicans in the House and Senate have until Friday to pass the recissions measure that targets foreign assistance and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's massive budget bill that passed on Tuesday will make it harder to develop wind and solar energy projects, despite the removal of some contentious provisions, industry advocates and lawmakers said.
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Audacy on MSNPennsylvania Senate guts House-passed budget bill as impasse in Harrisburg hits 17 daysJust days after the PA House passed a general budget bill mostly along party lines, the PA Senate has gutted that bill and sent it back to its Appropriations Committee with no clear path forward. This comes 17 days after the state’s budget deadline.
Despite being firmly ensconced as chair of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is reportedly unhappy that the GOP leadership is blowing off her concerns about the recently passed massive budget bill.