White House send $9.4 billion rescission package to Congress as Musk revolts

The White House on Tuesday sent a $9.4 billion rescissions package to Congress in order to codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) cuts as DOGE Chief Elon Musk publicly excoriates the GOP for its failure to address the debt in the "big beautiful bill."

“Today, we have officially received the rescissions request from the White House to eliminate $9.4 billion in wasteful foreign aid spending at State and USAID and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS,” House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed, according to The Hill.

The sum represents a small fraction of the $175 billion in estimated savings DOGE has claimed, and an even smaller portion of the $2 trillion in spending cuts necessary to eliminate the deficit.

Musk, for his part, left government last month after serving his time as a special government employee. Despite fond words at the time, Musk vented his frustrations with the GOP's inability to act on spending on Tuesday.

"I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it," he posted.