What will rescissions package mean for public broadcasting, foreign aid

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published July 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM CDT

The House passed a $9 billion rescissions package on Friday, which would cut previously approved funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.

Margaret Talev, senior contributor at Axios, and Sahil Kapur, senior national political reporter for NBC News, join us.

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