WASHINGTON (AN) — The U.S. Congress has voted to approve President Trump's requested $9 billion rescissions package, slashing more critical foreign aid and federal funding for public broadcasters.
The package headed to the U.S. president's desk for his signature is certain to deliver a significant impact on international organizations and foreign aid programs. The vast majority of the cuts, $7.9 billion, target foreign assistance, while the remaining $1.1 billion was for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds public broadcasters NPR and PBS and some 1,216 public radio stations and 365 public TV stations.
