The Senate approved a package reducing foreign aid budgets by $8bn, reflecting a commitment to cut federal spending under Trump. The 51-48 vote cancels $9bn in previously approved expenditures, which includes over $1bn withdrawn from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The cuts mainly target the now-defunct US Agency for International Development (USAID), which ceased operations this month. Notably, $4.15bn was earmarked for economic support and strengthening democracies, with significant reductions affecting emergency programs for people displaced from their countries.
The package, passed in a 51-48 vote, takes back $8bn in already approved foreign aid spending, as part of Trump's pledge to shrink federal spending.
The legislation cancels $9bn in spending already approved by Congress, including more than $1bn to be stripped from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Much of the $8bn in foreign aid cuts had been allocated to the now-defunct US Agency for International Development (USAID), targeted by DOGE.
The agency, which ran aid programmes and projected US soft power, shut down this month following the Trump administration's announcement in January.
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