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The Senate overnight voted to cut $9 billion in funding, already approved by Congress,
for foreign aid assistance programs and NPR and PBS and their member stations.
The final vote was 51 to 48 early this morning after a marathon so-called Vote-A-Rama,
where several amendments were introduced.
Democrats say it will hurt people who rely on public broadcasting and hurt the U.S.'s reputation as a global leader.
Republican Senator Thom Tillis supported the cuts but says some parts may need to be revisited.
I suspect we're going to find out there are some things that we're going to regret,
some second and third order effects,
and I suspect that when we do we'll have to come back and fix it.
It's been more than 30 years since a rescission package was passed.
This bill now goes to the House for final passage before a deadline tomorrow.