US Senate passes $9bn cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting funds for NPR and PBS
Source: BBC
The US Senate has passed a bill that seeks to cut $9bn (£6.7bn) from funds previously approved for spending by Congress, including cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid. The 51-48 vote happened just before dawn on Thursday, following an hours-long overnight "vote-a-rama", as the Republican-led Senate negotiated amendments.The bill - a so-called rescissions package that allows Congress to claw back approved…
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