Senate GOP leaders plan to amend the White House’s rescissions package to remove a proposed $400 million cut to PEPFAR, a George W. Bush-era HIV/AIDS prevention program that many Republican senators want to safeguard.
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July 15, 2025
Senate to remove PEPFAR cut from rescissions package
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