Congresswoman Bice Supports Rescission Package

Washington, D.C.- The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-344) sets up a process through which an administration may request that Congress rescind previously appropriated funds. Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to eliminate $9.4 billion in unobligated spending at the State Department, USAID, CBP, and other programs. In total, there were 22 rescissions.

Congresswoman Bice issued the following statement:

“The United States is on an unsustainable fiscal path with the national debt nearing $37 trillion dollars. This is why I voted for the rescission package, which seeks to codify DOGE’s mission to root out waste, fraud, and abuse. The United States should not be spending nearly a million dollars on electoral reform and voter education in Kenya, a million dollars for voter ID in Haiti, $500,000 for electric buses in Rwanda, or $643,000 for LGBTQ programs in the Western Balkans.”

“I also want to address funding for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. This rescissions package will not affect emergency alert systems, which are vital for states like Oklahoma. While NPR plays a crucial role locally, this rescission package only targets 1% of their federal dollars. Furthermore, for too long, NPR has promoted left-wing narratives and have funded left-wing causes in violation of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. Political bias should not exist in government funded broadcasting.”

Contact: Wesley Harkins

Phone: (202) 225-2132