House Republicans vote to claw back $9.4 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR and PBS

The Republican-led House voted 214-212 on Thursday to pass a proposal from President Donald Trump to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved federal funding

The Republican-led House voted 214-212 on Thursday to pass a proposal from President Donald Trump to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved federal funding.

The “rescissions” package would claw back $8.3 billion for foreign aid and $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding to NPR and PBS. It is part of an effort by the White House to codify cuts proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency, which was helmed by tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Four House Republicans — Mark Amodei of Nevada, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Nicole Malliotakis of New York and Mike Turner of Ohio — voted with 208 Democrats to reject the measure. Some GOP members flipped their votes from “no” to “yes” toward the end after realizing it wouldn’t pass otherwise.

Four Democrats and two Republicans missed the vote. Three Democratic-held seats are vacant because of lawmaker deaths.

Trump pushed Republicans to back the bill just ahead of the House vote, posting on social media, “The Rescissions Bill is a NO BRAINER, and every single Republican in Congress should vote, ‘YES.’ MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”