In a significant win for President Donald Trump, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved a White House-backed measure to rescind $9 billion in federal spending, targeting foreign aid, public broadcasting, and other programs.

The bill passed the House by a slim 216–213 margin, with two Republicans—Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mike Turner of Ohio—breaking ranks to vote against it. The measure had cleared the Senate just a day earlier by a vote of 51–48, with GOP Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska joining Democrats in opposition.

The spending cuts include major reductions to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), formalizing adjustments proposed by the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk. That agency had already recommended stripping $9.4 billion from the previously approved federal budget.

Now headed to Trump’s desk for final approval, the legislation marks the administration’s first major budget rollback and is expected to be the first of several such efforts.

“This isn’t the end—it’s the beginning,” House Speaker Mike Johnson declared after the vote, promising additional rescissions packages in the weeks ahead.

In the Senate, debate over the cuts was fierce. Lawmakers endured a drawn-out voting session, known as a “vote-a-rama,” during which Democrats introduced a series of amendments aimed at preserving funding for public broadcasting and global health programs. All were ultimately rejected.

Rural-state Republicans, including Murkowski and Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota, voiced concerns that cuts to public broadcasting could impair access to emergency alerts in remote communities.

The rescissions package narrowly advanced in the Senate Tuesday night with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Three Republicans—Collins, Murkowski, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell—opposed the measure, citing insufficient detail in the White House’s plan for implementing the cuts.

Despite internal dissent, the bill’s passage gives Trump a legislative victory as he pushes forward with a broader agenda of shrinking government spending and scaling back what he calls “wasteful and unnecessary programs.”