Press Release
June 4, 2025
What’s in President Trump’s $9.4-billion Rescissions Request?
In a new insight, Director of Fiscal Policy Jordan Haring provides an overview of President Trump’s rescissions request to Congress.
Key points:
- The request includes 22 proposed budget authority cuts totaling $9.4 billion.
- The package would rescind funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and other international assistance programs.
- The request is the first effort by the Trump Administration to codify the spending cuts identified by the Department of Government Efficiency into law.
