Senate, Trump and DOGE-inspired
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For the third time this year, the Senate will undergo a marathon voting session known as a “vote-a-rama,” the last step in a dayslong process to rescind billions in foreign aid spending. Beginning Wednesday afternoon,
Republican Senators have the votes to pass a bill that will cut $9 billion in funds already appropriated by Congress. The vote is expected to happen today.
The U.S. Senate voted in the early Thursday morning hours to approve a package of spending cuts suggested by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Congress has until the end of the week to send the bill to Trump's desk, but the path forward for the rescissions package remains a bit murky.
The Senate voted to advance a rescissions package despite the reservations of centrists over the Department of Government Efficiency-inspired cuts.
The Republican-controlled Senate faces a major litmus test on whether it is willing to codify cuts to the federal government going forward.