HYDE-SMITH VOTES FOR PRESIDENT’S $15 BILLION SPENDING CUT, BUT SENATE DEMOCRATS LEAD SETBACK
 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to advance President Trump’s plan to cut $15 billion in unspent or unnecessary funding from federal agencies, but the effort was cut short by Democratic-led opposition.
 
“I supported the President’s rescission package because it’s a sensible step to get $15 billion off the books and put it toward deficit reduction,” Hyde-Smith said.  “I see this as some long overdue fiscal housecleaning.  The plan deserved a full and robust debate covering the federal deficit and government spending.  This should not have been a heavy lift.”
 
On a 48-50 procedural vote, the Senate stopped the rescission package proposed by President Trump earlier this year.  The plan would have addressed a number of programs throughout the federal government.  The U.S. House of Representatives approved the plan on June 7.
 
In May, Hyde-Smith cosponsored legislation to amend the U.S. Constitution to require balanced budgets.

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