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President Donald Trump’s administration is moving forward with a $9.4 billion rescissions package, offering congressional Republicans their first formal opportunity to codify spending cuts identified by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

The White House plans to transmit the package to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for the Office of Management and Budget.

The proposal includes $1.1 billion in cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds PBS and NPR—two outlets the president has previously pledged to defund.

What you hear from @NPR CEO @krmaher is the last dying whimper of an antiquated organization that’s about to have their corporate welfare taken away.

President Trump finally defunded them, and House Republicans will ensure that these cuts are permanent. pic.twitter.com/0GJd7bgIS1

— Congressman Brandon Gill (@RepBrandonGill) May 27, 2025

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An additional $8.3 billion in cuts would come from foreign aid administered by the U.S. Agency for International Development and the African Development Foundation.

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The rescissions package represents a fraction of the overall reductions DOGE has proposed since January.

DOGE, established by the Trump administration to identify wasteful federal spending, has outlined hundreds of billions in potential discretionary cuts.

The rescissions bill is intended to serve as an initial step in codifying portions of those recommendations.

The move comes just one day after DOGE Director Elon Musk expressed dissatisfaction with a separate House-passed tax reconciliation bill that was backed by President Trump.

Speaking with CBS, Musk said he was “disappointed” that the bill increased the federal deficit and “undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing.”

“I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful,” Musk said. “But I don’t know if it can be both. My personal opinion.”

🚨 ELON MUSK: “I was disappointed to see the massive spending bill, which increases the budget deficit, not just decrease it, and undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing. I think a bill can be big or it can be beautiful, but I don’t know if it could be both.” pic.twitter.com/kiawREP5mp

— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) May 28, 2025

White House officials responded to Musk’s comments by clarifying the legislative scope of the reconciliation bill.

According to Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller, the bill does not pertain to annual discretionary funding and instead includes structural reforms.

“The Big Beautiful Bill is NOT an annual budget bill and does not fund the departments of government. It does not finance our agencies or federal programs,” Miller said in a written statement.

“Instead, it includes the single largest welfare reform in American history. Along with the largest tax cut and reform in American history. The most aggressive energy exploration in American history. And the strongest border bill in American history. All while reducing the deficit.”

Miller emphasized that DOGE’s discretionary spending cuts must be advanced through either the regular appropriations process or through rescissions legislation, and are not eligible for passage via reconciliation under current Senate rules.

DOGE cuts are to discretionary spending. (Eg the federal bureaucracy). Under senate budget rules, you cannot cut discretionary spending (only mandatory) in a reconciliation bill.

So DOGE cuts would have to be done through what is known as a rescissions package or an…

— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) May 28, 2025

House Republicans acknowledged Musk’s concerns while also expressing confidence that DOGE’s recommendations would be evaluated thoroughly.

“As we go through the conventional budget process, I’m confident that the appropriation committees will look at each line in the budget and look for saving opportunities,” a GOP lawmaker told the Washington Examiner.

“Every line item in the budget should be scrutinized and ask if it is truly necessary spending. We must especially look at the NGOs that receive money from the federal government and see if they are legitimate organizations or simply political operations under the guise of a good-sounding name.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) signaled strong support for the DOGE findings and affirmed that additional recommendations would be incorporated into the fiscal year 2026 appropriations cycle.

“The House is eager and ready to act on DOGE’s findings so we can deliver even more cuts to big government that President Trump wants and the American people demand,” Johnson said Wednesday morning.

“The House made sure to build on DOGE’s success within the One Big Beautiful Bill. [Stephen Miller] has made an important point about the two efforts: DOGE found savings in discretionary spending (such as funding agencies), while our One Big Beautiful Bill secured over $1.6 trillion in savings in mandatory spending (such as Medicaid). Both are HISTORIC and take HUGE steps toward addressing our debt and deficit.”

.@ElonMusk and the entire @DOGE team have done INCREDIBLE work exposing waste, fraud, and abuse across the federal government – from the insanity of USAID’s spending to finding over 12 million people on Social Security who were over 120 years old.

The House is eager and ready…

— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) May 28, 2025

The rescissions bill is expected to face debate in both chambers of Congress as lawmakers weigh support for Trump’s ongoing effort to streamline government operations and reduce overall spending.

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