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The White House’s spending package passed the House on a narrow 214 to 212 vote, with four Republicans voting against it. It faces a more uncertain future in the Senate, where moderates have voiced opposition to some of the cuts and could strip them out of the package.
The US House approved USD 9.4 billion in Elon Musk’s DOGE federal spending cuts, with Republican moderates swallowing their concerns about cutting previously approved spending for foreign aid and public broadcasting.
The White House’s spending package passed the House on a narrow 214 to 212 vote, with four Republicans voting against it. It faces a more uncertain future in the Senate, where moderates have voiced opposition to some of the cuts and could strip them out of the package. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the Senate may amend the package before it votes on it in July.
The vote came amid fury among Democrats on Capitol Hill over a California senator being shoved out of a news conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in Los Angeles over immigration raids, knocked to the floor and handcuffed. Democratic members of Congress gathered on the steps of the Capitol to complain while votes were being conducted.
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