Washington – House Republican leaders on Thursday hoped to vote on a package to bring back $ 9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding, but possible amendment votes to force the release of files related to child sexual criminals. Jeffrey Epstein The agitation stopped at the request of President Trump.
The House is facing the end-of-day deadline of Friday to pass the bill, known as a rescue request, after which the money should be basically spent as an intention.
Prior to a floor vote, the package will have to be obtained through the House Rules Committee, where Democrats are expected to force Republicans to vote for a procedural measure to attach amendment related to Epstein. All one Republican of the committee voted against similar amendments when he was first presented earlier this week, who criticize those who want to release documents on Epstein.
The dispute has divided Mr. Trump’s Aadhaar since his administration. A memorandum released Earlier this month, it was said that Epstein had no “customer list” and died of suicide in 2019. Some Republicans have pushed for more revelations in Epstein case, although Mr. Trump is Called the dispute a hoax.”
Louisiana Republican, House Speaker Mike Johnson, while defending the members of the GOP committee on Thursday afternoon, said they were incorrectly taking heat. Johnson asked to move forward with the members.
“They are trying to stick to their jobs and take procedural rules to the floor so that we can do our work and defend the American people,” Johnson said.
After the delay hours, the Rules Committee started a meeting in no time after ET at 6 pm, which began to increase the package for a floor vote. The meeting quickly turned into a match screaming about Epstein files.
House Minority Leader Hakim Zeffries will not say if he planned to delay a final vote, unless she exercises her rights until she wanted, a power that she made a power. Record-breaking speech earlier this month.
“I hope I speak for more than a minute,” the New York Democrat quipped.
After one hour of vote chain, Senate Narrowly passed a modified version On Thursday at the request of Mr. Trump’s rescue, first, it was sent to the House, which approved a large package of deduction last month.
The Senate version is about 400 million dollars short after the Trump administration has agreed to reduce some concerns of Republican disgruntled for not cutting funding for the global AIDS prevention program.
The Senate version targets about $ 8 billion for foreign aid programs, including the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID. The package also includes about 1 billion dollars in funding cuts for Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports public radio and television stations including NPR and PBS.
Some senators are also concerned about the implications of rural areas, where many residents depend on public radio stations for emergency alerts. The administration promised to find money elsewhere to reduce the cuts in rural stations to win over critics.
Although all but two Republican Senators supported the final route, some said they had reservation about doing so, especially because they did not get details from the administration how extensive cuts affected specific programs.
“I suspect that we are going to find out that there are some things that are going to regret us,” Republican Sen Tilis of Northern Carolina said before voting for the package on Wednesday.
Republican sensor. Main’s Susan Colins and Alaska’s Lisa Murkovsky criticized the Congress, saying that she was reducing the role of her budget with her behavior, and arguing that any funding cuts should be resolved during the annual investment process. Both Colins and Murkovsky voted against the package.
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