Speaker Johnson, Leader Scalise, Whip Emmer, and Chairwoman McClain have issued a joint statement following the receipt of a rescissions request from the Trump Administration. The request aims to cut $9.4 billion in foreign aid spending at the State Department, USAID, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The House Republican leaders expressed their commitment to addressing what they consider wasteful federal spending. “Today, the House has officially received the rescissions request from the White House to eliminate $9.4 billion in wasteful foreign aid spending at the State Department and USAID and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS,” they stated.
They further emphasized their intention to act on this request: “Now that this wasteful spending by the federal government has been identified by DOGE, quantified by the Administration, and sent to Congress, House Republicans will fulfill our mandate and continue codifying into law a more efficient federal government. This is exactly what the American people deserve.”
The leaders announced plans to bring the rescissions bill to a vote next week. “Next week, we will put the rescissions bill on the floor of the House and encourage all our Members to support this commonsense measure,” they added.
