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Posted on 06/12/2025 2:38:17 PM PDT by CFW
House Republicans narrowly passed a bill Thursday to cut $9.4 billion worth of federal spending, effectively codifying several actions by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
The so-called rescissions package axes approximately $8.3 billion previously allocated to the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and $1.1 billion to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which partially finances National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
The 214-212 vote sends the measure to the Senate, where it will only need a simple majority to advance to President Trump’s desk.
Four Republicans — Mark Amodei of Nevada, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Nicole Malliotakis of New York and Mike Turner of Ohio joined 208 Democrats in voting against the bill. Six lawmakers — four Democrats and two Republicans — didn’t vote.
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This exposes who the RINO’s are in the House.
At least two Republicans, Reps. Nick LaLota of New York and Don Bacon of Nebraska initially voted no, but ultimately flipped their votes amid pressure from GOP leadership.
There were six that were “No” a little while before the vote. Conservatives were putting a lot of pressure on them. Finally, LaLota and Bacon switched their vote.
I think this is the way Trump deals with the deficit hawks. (A) let’s get BBB passed. And, (B) let’s claw back low priority spending with specific bills. I don’t know if you can do this with the filibuster in the Senate; so, possibly the Senate can put language in BBB that recisions aren’t subject to filibuster.
214-212. Pitiful
Good. Keep up the pressure on stuff.
Hallelujah. PBS is off the government teat.
Mark Amodei is my congressman. He is going to hear from me. He voted against this! I want NPR defunded now. I’m so sick of these wishy washy spineless Republicans.
Mark Amodei is my congressman. He is going to hear from me. He voted against this! I want NPR defunded now. I’m so sick of these wishy washy spineless Republicans.
Mark Amodei is my congressman. He is going to hear from me. He voted against this! I want NPR defunded now. I’m so sick of these wishy washy spineless Republicans.
Idiots.
We need PBS and NPR like we need cancer.
“””Four Republicans — Mark Amodei of Nevada, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Nicole Malliotakis of New York and Mike Turner of Ohio joined 208 Democrats in voting against the bill.”””
Four FORMER Republican representatives.....
I like public radio and listen to it almost exclusively when I’m in the car.
And just as soon as they stop taking tax money, I’ll become a member and start contributing.
$9B in cuts is spitting in the ocean
“””Four Republicans — Mark Amodei of Nevada, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Nicole Malliotakis of New York and Mike Turner of Ohio joined 208 Democrats in voting against the bill.”””
Four Republican members of Congress who were afraid of being excluded from Christmas card lists and cocktail parties. That has to be the only reason they voted No - unless they have a relative employed by PBS and NPR.
This type of vote should be, for all Republicans, a non-issue and easy one to make.
“I’ll become a member and start contributing.”
Including you, we’ve all been contributing.
Maybe they’ll have to change their names.
Correct. Its a miniscule amount. This is just another PR stunt instead of meaningful cuts.
If we could just completely stop PBS
from grooming children for Globohomo
That would be a good start
$9.4 billion out of $7-8 TRILLION.
That’ll keep us distracted.
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