Senate Approves Trump’s $9 Billion Spending Cut Package
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) walks from the Senate floor to his office at the US Capitol in Washington on July 16, 2025. Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty ImagesThe U.S. Senate on July 16 voted to pass $9 billion in spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including cuts to National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
The measure passed in a 51–48 vote. Two Republicans, Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), voted against the bill. Although having voted against the bill in an earlier procedural vote, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) decided to back the bill. Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) missed the vote due to being in hospital.