{"id":2462352,"date":"2025-07-16T09:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-gop-senators-vote-against-advancing-trump-bill-that-slashes-foreign-aid-and-npr-funding\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T09:34:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T13:34:05","slug":"3-gop-senators-vote-against-advancing-trump-bill-that-slashes-foreign-aid-and-npr-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-gop-senators-vote-against-advancing-trump-bill-that-slashes-foreign-aid-and-npr-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"3 GOP Senators Vote Against Advancing Trump Bill That Slashes Foreign Aid and NPR Funding"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F3-gop-senators-vote-against-advancing-trump-bill-that-slashes-foreign-aid-and-npr-funding%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2462352&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Senate is advancing a bill to rescind $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, with Vice President J.D. Vance casting tie-breaking votes after three Republican senators opposed the measure. The bill cuts about $8 billion in foreign aid and $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. While the bill moves forward, some senators, including mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, and Susan Collins, expressed concerns about the lack of clarity on specific program cuts and emphasized the Senate&#8217;s role in deciding budget priorities rather than the White House directing the process. The bill&#8217;s sponsor, Senator Eric Schmitt, framed it as a test of willingness to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-malaysia-plans-to-set-up-second-5g-network-from-next-year-sources\/\" title=\"Exclusive-Malaysia plans to set up second 5G network from next year -sources\">reduce wasteful spending<\/a>. The Senate is working against a Friday deadline to pass the bill so that funds targeted for cuts, including foreign aid and public broadcasting money, are not released.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With three Republican senators opposing a bill to cut $9 billion in previously approved spending, Vice President J.D. Vance delivered tie-breaking votes on Tuesday to keep the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/omnibus-spending-bill-includes-ban-on-government-funded-crack-pipes\/\" title=\"Omnibus Spending ... Includes Ban on Government-Funded Crack Pipes\">bill moving forward<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 51-50 procedural votes saw Republican Sens. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Susan Collins of Maine voting against the bill, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/07\/15\/senate-votes-to-move-ahead-on-funding-clawback-package-00455481?0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As the Senate moves ahead with debate, it has one eye on the clock. If Congress does not get the rescissions bill to President Donald Trump by Friday, the foreign aid and public broadcasting money Trump wanted to cut will be released to the agencies.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri, the bill&rsquo;s sponsor, said this bill is a test of whether senators really want to cut waste.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the actual American people are working long hours to afford groceries and gas, their government has been writing checks to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >left-wing propaganda outlets<\/a> and spending billions overseas on countries that hate us,&rdquo; he said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/07\/15\/senate-republicans-trump-rescissions-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>In the big picture, the bill cuts about $8 billion for foreign aid and $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>Senators restored a $400 million cut to the President&rsquo;s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, which the White House will not oppose, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/07\/15\/us\/politics\/senate-rescission-foreign-aid-public-broadcasting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mostly, senators who voted against the package said they should be deciding what&rsquo;s in the bill, not the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re lawmakers; we should be legislating,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/op-ed-murkowski-mcconnells-money-picks-democrat-alaska-gop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Murkowski<\/a>&nbsp;said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What we&rsquo;re getting now is a direction from the White House and being told, &lsquo;This is the priority. We want you to execute on it. We&rsquo;ll be back with you with another round.&rsquo; I don&rsquo;t accept that,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gop-senator-susan-collins-throws-wrench-trumps-cabinet-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Collins<\/a> also said the she wants to know what budget lines could be cut.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The rescissions package has a big problem &mdash; nobody really knows what program reductions are in it,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That isn&rsquo;t because we haven&rsquo;t had time to review the bill. Instead, the problem is that O.M.B. has never provided the details that would normally be part of this process,&rdquo; she said, referring to the Office of Management and Budget.<\/p>\n<p>Collins said, she understands &ldquo;the need to reduce excessive spending.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But to carry out our constitutional responsibility, we should know exactly what programs are affected and the consequences of rescissions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>McConnell d similar thoughts, according to Politico.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;OMB is the problem. They won&rsquo;t tell us how they&rsquo;re going to apply the cut,&rdquo; McConnell said. &ldquo;I want to make it clear I don&rsquo;t have any problem with reducing spending. &hellip; They would like a blank check is what they would like, and I don&rsquo;t think that&rsquo;s appropriate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But too much Senate tinkering could impact its final passage.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they&rsquo;re watering down too much, I&rsquo;m not sure it moves,&rdquo; Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-house-casts-final-vote-big-beautiful-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chip Roy<\/a> of Texas said. &ldquo;But if you get any of the rescissions that survive, they are still rescissions. 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