July 15, 2025
GOP moderates Collins and Murkowski defy caucus on State Department cuts
Collins, Murkowski threaten to sink Trump $9B spending clawback
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"$9.4 billion rescission package: $8.3 billion foreign aid, $1.1 billion public broadcasting. (reuters.com, washingtonpost.com)"
"Rescissions process under the Impoundment Control Act bypasses the 60-vote filibuster, requiring only a simple majority. (washingtonpost.com)"
"House passed the package 214–212; Senate must act by Friday or funds release automatically. (reuters.com)"
🏛️Government🏢Legislative Process
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True or false: Rescissions legislation in this case required 60 votes to overcome a filibuster.
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Order these steps in the rescissions process from first to last: Presidential Office of Management and Budget sends rescissions request; Senate votes on the rescissions package; House passes the amended bill; President signs the rescissions into law.
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How many beneficiaries did restoring $400 million for PEPFAR help secure treatment for?
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On ___blank_1___, the Office of Management and Budget formally transmitted a rescissions request for ___blank_2___ billion dollars.
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Fill in the blanks: The Senate approved the rescissions package by a vote of ___, and the House passed it by a vote of ___.
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