by ZeroHedge News Staff at ZeroHedge
Vice President JD Vance cast two tie-breaking votes in the Senate late Tuesday to advance a $9.4 billion rescissions package that would claw back $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting—which partially funds National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service—along with $7.9 billion earmarked for the U.S. Agency for International Development. The move sets the stage for debate, which will be followed by a final vote.
The Senate was split 50-50 before Vance’s intervention—three Republicans — McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins — sided with Democrats in opposing the bill.
🚨 BREAKING – PASSED: Vice President JD Vance BREAKS THE TIE, the $9B DOGE cuts package ADVANCES.
NPR, PBS, USAID on the chopping block.
3 Republican NOs: McConnell, Collins, Murkowski. pic.twitter.com/MRdyw5EUML
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 16, 2025
The Senate now has at least 10 hours to debate the measure before amendments are voted on and a final vote takes place. If passed, the bill will return to the House for approval.
The vote follows the House’s narrow 214-212 approval in June to advance the first formal attempt to pass cuts proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency, or “DOGE.”
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