Show-Me State Times

U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) has announced the Senate's approval of President Trump’s rescissions package, which he led through the chamber. The legislation aims to reduce federal spending by $9 billion and targets programs and organizations that have been criticized by some lawmakers.

According to Senator Schmitt, “President Trump promised to cut waste, fraud, and abuse within the federal government. Today, the Senate delivered on this promise by passing the President’s rescissions package, clawing back $9 billion in wasteful spending to end the partisan capture of NPR and PBS, defund radical non-governmental organizations, and halt foreign policy programs dedicated to advancing leftist propaganda instead of American priorities. I worked closely with the White House to move this package through the Senate, and I look forward to seeing the House swiftly pass this bill so President Trump can sign it into law.”

The package specifically ends taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS. Supporters of the measure argue these organizations no longer adhere to their original mandate of nonpartisanship. The bill also withdraws funding from certain foreign policy initiatives that are described as promoting views not aligned with what its proponents consider American priorities.