House okays Donald Trump's $9 billion aid cut plan
Donald Trump
's request to claw back about $9 billion for
public broadcasting and foreign aid
early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts to target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda.
The vote marked the first time in decades that a president has successfully submitted such a rescissions request to Congress, and the White House suggested it won't be the last. Some Republicans were uncomfortable with the cuts, yet supported them anyway, wary of crossing Trump or upsetting his agenda.
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The House passed the bill by a vote of 216-213. It now goes to Trump for his signature. "We need to get back to fiscal sanity and this is an important step," said House Speaker
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Opponents voiced concerns not only about the programs targeted, but about Congress ceding its spending powers to the executive branch as investments approved on a bipartisan basis were being subsequently cancelLed on party-line votes.
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