Three Republican senators broke the ranks to oppose efforts to codify the Government Efficiency Cost Reduction Department and prompted Vice President JD Vance to vote with a tie.
Despite certain GOP reservations, the senators on Tuesday voted in favor of the offer to return $ 9.4 billion in foreign aid and refund the Corporation for public broadcasting, which oversees the NPR and PBS.
Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Mitch McConnell from Kentucky disregarded party lines to vote with Democrats, resulting in 50-50 blind people in the upper chamber.
Vance interrupted the tie to leave the Senate Appropriation Committee Rescue Package, explaining the road to all the Senate’s debate that will begin Wednesday morning.
The marathon voting session for changes will be expected to begin in the afternoon and then the final vote. If this succeeds, the law will need to return home until Friday’s deadline to avoid a democratic philiborber.
Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell and Susan Collins broke the ranks by forcing JD vance (photo) to break tie (US Senate/x)
Lisa Murkowski, Mitch McConnell and Susan Collins broke the ranks by forcing JD vance (photo) to break tie (US Senate/x)
Murkowski, McConnell and Collins, Chairman of the Republican Committee, faced a wave of retardation, with loyalty to the Republican Party, questioned.
“Three Republicans opposed the draft law, all women: Sensa Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell,” wrote Ann Coulter, a right-wing media spokeswoman.
“For every voting he gave, Mitch McConnell Cement Cement is one of the worst senators in American history !!”, a former North Carolina spokesman Madison Cawthorn.
“It is time to demand that Senator Thune removed Susan Collins from all committees,” another X user said. “She’s not a Republican. She should not chair the Senate Appropriations Committee.”
Collins killed the rescissions package, claiming that the proposed reductions are unclear (Getty)
Collins killed the rescissions package, claiming that the proposed reductions are unclear (Getty)
The draft law is the most important priority of the Trump administration, which, as it will pass, is reported to be planning the same process in the future to take greater reductions in the future.
Last week, Trump gave the senators an ultimatum: voting for NPR and PBS defunda, or he will hold his support for their re -election.
John Thune, the leader of the Senate majority, was among the GOP lawmakers who sound to the Doge sections, which encouraged him to remove it from the bill on Tuesday to ensure votes.
This included the Senate Republicans, claiming that they would remove $ 400 million from the reducing HIV/AIDS aid program called Pepfar.
However, these changes were not enough for Collins, McConnell and Murkowski.
Mitch McConnel said the White House would like a “empty check” that he said was inappropriate (AP)
Mitch McConnel said the White House would like a “empty check” that he said was inappropriate (AP)
After they did not announce, Collins killed the management and budget rescue service package and said the proposed reductions were clear.
“The rescue package has a big problem – no one really knows what the program is reduced,” she said late Tuesday.
“The small text sent to Congress included a very small detail and does not provide specific reductions in the program, which would total $ 9.4 billion.”
McConnell said he had no problems with the cost reduction, but agreed with Collins that the White House had not provided enough information to the legislators.
“They would like an empty check to be what they would like,” he said. “And I don’t think it’s right.”
Meanwhile, Murkowski expressed contempt in the Senate through many rescue rounds.
“We are legislators. We should pass the law,” she said. “What we get now is the direction of the White House and says, ‘This is a priority and we want you to do it.
“We’ll be back with you with another round.” I disagree. “