The White House officially asked the Congress to recover more than $ 9 billion in federal funds that legislators had already approved for foreign aid and public broadcasting, seeking to codify the discounts of spending presented by the Ministry of Elon Musk’s Government.
In a package compiled by the management and budget office, managers described 22 programs targeted by President Trump in the decrees and by DOGE. Most of the declines – $ 8.3 billion – aims for foreign aid expenses. The rest – $ 1.1 billion – would cancel the financing of the public broadcasting company, which finances NPR and PBS.
The proposal occurs while the White House aggressively challenged the power of the handbag of the Congress and clearly indicated that it is willing to move to the legislative branch to unilaterally control federal expenses.
In this case, however, the administration goes through normal channels and asks the congress to continue its efforts to redirect federal money. Legislators may approve such a measure by a simple majority vote in both chambers. Republican legislators have argued that it is important for Congress to codify the expense reductions that have already been promulgated by the Trump administration by decree.
“This attached package reflects many Doge’s conclusions and is one of the many legislative tools that Republicans use to restore tax mental health,” President Mike Johnson said on Tuesday. “The congress will continue to work closely with the White House to codify these recommendations, and the room will bring the package to the floor as quickly as possible.”
The last time the Trump administration asked legislators to withdraw the federal funds they had already approved, during Mr. Trump’s first term, The effort failed After two Republican senators joined the Democrats to defeat what had been a largely symbolic effort.
