President Donald Trump is one step closer to having Congress officially sign off on a slice of his Department of Government Efficiency’s spending cuts after Senate Republicans agreed TK DATE to cancel $9 billion in funding to foreign aid and public broadcasting.

The conservative tapped by the White House to help see to fruition President Donald Trump’s quest to slash foreign aid and public broadcasting funds views the moment as something greater than clawing back $9 billion Congress previously approved.

In a narrow 51–48 vote, the US Senate has approved a $9 billion Trump-backed rescissions package that slashes $1.1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting, including PBS and NPR, and cuts $8 billion from foreign aid programs.