Rescissions: A Small but Welcome Step Toward Spending Discipline

Dominik Lett

The White House has sent a special spending cut package to Congress requesting $9.4 billion in rescissions to foreign aid and federally funded media programs. This is a welcome opportunity to lock in real savings from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and cut wasteful and low-priority spending. However, given the federal government’s massive $2 trillion deficit, this rescission package should represent a tiny down payment on much bigger rescissions in the weeks to come.