As lawmakers return to Washington, they expect what's known as a rescission request to cross their desks in the next 24 hours.

That's a push from the White House to cut funding already passed by Congress.

Among other cuts, President Trump's request is expected to include the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

It's the nonprofit through which NPR and PBS get federal funding including for

this program. Our Lisa Desjardin has been reporting on what this could look like and what's ahead

in a high stakes few weeks on the hill. Good to see you, Lisa. Good to see you. So tell us what we expect

in this package of budget cuts and why it matters. For sister with why it matters, this is an

important first test for

President Trump after months of slashing government without congressional approval. Now he's going

to test what Congress may approve of this, as all of this works through the courts. Now the question

is also, of course, what these cuts would do. So let's go through my reporting. Right now,

these are round figures.

We haven't gotten the full details yet, but about $8 billion in cuts expected for foreign aid.

That's a fraction of usual annual foreign aid and about $1 billion in cuts for public broadcasting,

the corporation for public broadcasting. That public broadcasting number, Omna, would be 100% of the funding

for the corporation of public broadcasting for the next two years. That would mean great

strain on stations around the country. Republicans, though, argue that it's time for the federal

government to get out of that business and for others to pay for it. Lisa, tell us about what's

ahead now for the proposal.

I mean, the big question is, does it have the votes to pass?

In the House, it does seem that these cuts have the votes to pass.

The Senate is another question.

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