Senate Republicans and Trump aid efforts cut by funding deadline

Senate Republicans are fighting the president Donald Trump’s Transfer $4.9 billion in foreign aid funds and funding for the government by the looming deadline.

Senate Democrats In the Republican first round, it has been warned before that any attempt to further work on funding approved by Congress is a red line, which could lead Democratic lawmakers to withhold support for short-term government funding expansions, called Continuous Resolution (CR).

The Trump administration’s decision to make a bag-revocation last week, a matter that bypassed the 45-day window needed for a typical kickback program, rocked Senate Democrats and shocked some Republicans to discover a path forward to keep the administration open.

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“The last thing we need to do in the world is to give our Democratic colleagues any reason not to try to continue the funding process,” said Sen. Mike Rounds, Rs.D.

“It really has something to do with me, and we need to get the appropriation process back on track again,” he continued. “We will do everything we can to get this thing in the middle of this year. We are committed to it. If Congress takes its power on it, it would be even better. Get out of the ongoing resolution and do the appropriation process.”

senator Ron JohnsonR-Wis, on the other hand. It’s all about moving and not worried about the impact it might have on the closure.

“I’m worried about spending more from these negotiations,” he told Fox News Digital. “Again, you won’t worry me about anything that cuts spending or reduces the size and scope of the government as a whole. No matter how we do it, I’m doing it.”

Still, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Rs., may need Democratic support to promote any spending bill, let alone pass the House of Lords by September 30, as a minority of Republicans never voted for funding the expansion.

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Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on July 22, 2025 (Getty Images/Alex Wong)

The tour and other members of the Senate Appropriations Committee favored avoiding the passage of the spending bill and successfully promoted three places with bipartisan support.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck SchumerHe warned in July that Trump’s first $9 billion kickback program would have a “serious impact” on the funding process, insisting that Congressional Democrats are united and willing to continue spending the bill with Republicans.

He warned that Republicans will “face the biggest test under the Trump administration”, either working in the aisle or facing closure.

“But, as the funding deadline approaches, Republicans once again threaten to move forward alone and drive our country toward shutdown,” Schumer said.

Thun has also been working on seeing lawmakers pass more than a dozen bills needed to fund the government, but acknowledged that “it seems, it seems [we] It takes some time for CR in the foreseeable future. ”

He warned that Democrats may try to use the latest kickback program “as an excuse” to not fund the government.

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (DN.Y. (AP Photo/J. ScottApplewhite)

“That’s an excuse because they know my commitment, Senator. [Susan] Collins promises that our conference is committed to constructively trying to fund governments through the normal grant process. ”

Meanwhile, some Republicans questioned whether turning to kickbacks is the best way to address spending cuts and argued that such measures have been baked into the annual funding process.

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When news of the package surfaced, Senate Appropriations Chairman Susan Collins (R-Maine) alleged efforts to back off “the grant of funds without Congress approved, which clearly violated the law.”

senator Kevin CramerRN.D. told Fox News Digital that he was not worried about the legitimacy of the move, such as whether turning to kickbacks is “the most effective way to cut spending.”

“I think the appropriation process is a better approach, we have had success, and I want to keep that momentum going forward and try to avoid closing and resuming regular orders,” he said.