Fate of Trump's $9.4 billion spending cut package hangs on House GOP moderates

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The fate of President Donald Trump's $9.4 billion spending cuts request could rest on the shoulders of a handful of moderate House Republicans.

The House of Representatives is set to consider the measure on Thursday afternoon, which cuts $8.3 billion in funds to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and just over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which routes federal funds to NPR and PBS.

But at least four GOP lawmakers are known to have expressed at least some concerns about various aspects of the package. 

House Republican leaders have a razor-thin, three-seat majority in the chamber, which means any dissent beyond that could sink the bill.

MIKE JOHNSON,...

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