The Senate took a key test vote Tuesday evening, barely eking out a win for President Donald Trump’s agenda in a 51-50 vote.
It came down to the wire for the One Big Beautiful Bill, but the House and Senate dragged it across the finish line just in time for President Trump’s signature on his signature legislation on the 4th of July.
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But the GOP didn’t get a chance to bask in the glow of that success for long: As soon as they returned from the holiday, they had to get to work on the rescissions package sent over by the White House seeking to claw back $9.4 billion in previously approved spending, with roughly $8.3 billion relating to foreign aid programs and $1.1 billion to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that funds NPR and PBS.
The House narrowly passed the package in June with a 214-212 vote. The