Trump, Senate and corporation for public broadcasting
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The bill cuts $1.1 billion in spending for public media and $7.9 billion in foreign aid that had already been approved. The Senate approved the bill a day earlier in a 51-48 vote after removing cuts for the PEPFAR HIV/AIDS prevention program.
The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid.
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.