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The White House has sent its long-awaited spending cuts request to Congress as it seeks to formalize a slew of DOGE slashes to federal funding.
House Republicans are preparing to receive a package of spending cuts from the White House related to the Department of Government Efficiency.
The so-called rescissions package seeks to claw back $9.4 billion lawmakers had authorized the executive branch to spend, and it would require only GOP votes to pass.
Multiple Republican lawmakers are voicing concerns about backing a high-profile measure later this week to codify Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts – raising questions about whether it can pass the House at all.
The GOP’s effort to eliminate billions of dollars in federal funding faces an uphill battle in the House this week, as a handful of Republicans balk at various provisions in the legislation. Some
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The conservative House Freedom Caucus is demanding a swift vote on the impending White House spending cuts package targeting USAID, NPR and PBS.
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White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller said on Tuesday the DOGE cuts must be approved in a separate package because it deals with discretionary spending, meaning the annual costs authorized by Congress through the appropriations process.