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U.S. program to combat HIV/AIDS survives Trump's latest round of cuts
Earlier versions of a spending cuts package passed through Congress targeted PEPFAR. But the White House, concerned about defections, agreed to spare the foreign aid program.
Trump’s push to cut another $9 billion in spending could spare $400 million for HIV/AIDS relief
The move to save PEPFAR funding may prove useful in rallying GOP support from powerful lawmakers like Senate Appropriations chair Susan Collins, an outspoken critic of Trump’s proposed cuts.
US senators exempt HIV/Aids funding from planned spending cuts
Republicans in the US Senate have said they will spare the US-backed HIV/Aids programme Pepfar from cuts, amid a larger effort to reduce government spending. Senators said they would end a plan to cut $400m (£300m) from the President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief programme, leaving total proposed cuts at $9bn.
White House backs off demand for cuts to global HIV/AIDS program PEPFAR
Senate Republicans say they will remove $400 million in cuts to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) from a rescissions package requested by the president, clawing back billions of dollars in previously approved federal funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.
Senate GOP Drops $400M In Cuts to HIV/AIDS Program
Senate Republicans agreed Tuesday to revise Trump’s $9.4 billion rescissions package, according to NBC News. They dropped $400 million in proposed cuts to the PEPFAR HIV/AIDS program in an effort to win enough support ahead of a Friday deadline.
Trump to sign bill canceling billions for NPR, PBS, humanitarian aid
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a bill Friday that cancels billions of dollars in spending, including funds for ...
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President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief - The New York Times
News about President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Commentary and archival information about President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief from The New York Times.
Senate GOP blows through 2nd hurdle of the night, teeing up Trump's clawback bill for hourslong debate
Senate Republicans advance President Donald Trump's $9 billion spending clawback package through final procedural hurdle, ...
Trump’s First DOGE Cuts Amount to Astonishingly Small Amount
President Donald Trump’s $9 billion rescissions package is back in the House after being passed in the Senate. But while ...
Congress sends bill clawing back $9B in foreign aid, public media funds to Trump’s desk
House Republicans late Thursday night approved the first batch of cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), sending the $9 billion package to President Trump’s desk in a big ...
Trump's $9 billion clawback passes first Senate test, while more hurdles await
Senate Republicans narrowly advance Trump's funding cuts targeting $8.3 billion from USAID and $1 billion from the ...
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New Senate plan preserves PEPFAR funding
The U.S. Senate has opened debate on a $9 billion rescission bill to claw back foreign aid and other funding not aligned with ...
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Global AIDS program PEPFAR saved from congressional funding cuts
The Trump administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the ...
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Trump Admin Agrees to Exempt Global AIDS Relief From Cuts, Urges Allies to Pull Weight
The Trump administration agreed to exempt a global AIDS-relief program from spending cuts in the rescissions package.