But these are doge cuts from the federal government. There were two Republicans who did vote against it. It was a 5148 vote.Susan Collins, Lisa Marowski saying, "We cannot seed our power as the Congress to the executive branch to just make cuts to the budget as it wishes." And yet Republicans did exactly that this morning. So what is the significance of that vote. Well, you're right, Willie.It's a drop in the bucket. onetenth of 1% of the total budget. But it is profoundly important for its impact on local ...

Public Perception vs Reality - Americans overestimate the proportion of the federal budget spent on foreign aid, with an average estimate of 26% [1] - The actual proportion of the federal budget spent on foreign aid is approximately 1% [1]

America contributes a significant share of the world’s foreign aid, including 40% of humanitarian aid. Reducing that will lead to the closure of some programmes and destabilise international organisations that administer the money https://t.co/0gh2MbAQgF ...

The Senate voted to approve a White House request to cancel $9 billion in previously approved funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting early on Thursday. https://t.co/0hPWIvKuyH https://t.co/0hPWIvKuyH ...

The Senate passed a bill to cancel $9 billion in funding to foreign aid and public broadcasting. The House faces a Friday deadline to pass it next. https://t.co/SrT1C7VXvK ...

The Senate passed a bill to cancel $9 billion in funding to foreign aid and public broadcasting. The House faces a Friday deadline to pass it next. https://t.co/mianKDXCx1 ...

The Senate is voting on a “rescissions” package to claw back $9bn of spending that it previously approved. These five charts explain what effects that could have on foreign aid https://t.co/yVWRLsESon ...

Let's talk about some of that business. The Senate voting yesterday to advance debate on funding cuts requested by President Trump. They're aimed at clawing back more than a billion dollars previously granted to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting along with nearly $8 billion allocated for international aid efforts.Um, USAD programs like PEPFAR, which now we're hearing uh actually may be reinstated, which is good news. We'll see if that actually happens. But how do you work as a body now to get back som ...

US public broadcasting and a swath of foreign aid programs are on track to lose federal funding after the Senate voted to advance a $9.4 billion package of cuts https://t.co/sBcU6v7L20 ...

Government Spending Cuts - The bill includes approximately $8 billion in cuts to PBS and around $1 billion in cuts to foreign aid [3] - Medicaid cuts are strategically designed to become binding after the midterms [11] - Over $500 billion in Medicare cuts will begin in January [13] Healthcare Impact - A health clinic and hospital in a rural area in Nebraska are closing due to Medicaid cuts [10] - CBO estimates that approximately 5 million Americans will lose their healthcare coverage who are currently on the ACA, starting in January [13] Social Program Changes - Changes to SNAP will cause millions of people to lose their nutrition assistance, starting earlier than next December [14] Political Landscape - The legislation is considered the single most unpopular major piece of legislation to pass Congress in recent history [9] - The bulk of the cuts will not take effect until a few weeks after the 2026 midterm election [12]