July 18, 2025, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising the House and Senate for completing its work on the $9 billion rescission package of USAID and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting:
“Congress has completed its work on the $9 billion rescissions package that will cut $8.4 billion in foreign aid and another $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. For now, this will end needless state propaganda and aid operations that were harmful to U.S. interests at home and abroad and cuts of people who hate our guts, think America is evil and wish us harm. USAID in particular has been used to funnel money into censorship of American citizens and into supporting governments abroad that are adverse to U.S. interests and values. It’s also time for public broadcasting to sink or swim, do more pledge drives, sell some ad space or whatever it takes to continue operations for which there is demand. It’s been long enough.
“Overall, the successful votes situate Congress in a strong position now for further rescissions under the rules that only require simple majorities in both the House and Senate. Congress could go further and reform the Impoundment Control Act if it wished to give the executive more discretion over impoundment, but for now, Congress should continue working through the President’s proposed rescissions so that taxpayers are not funding programs the President says no longer serve American interests and values at home and abroad. Well done.”
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