In the dead of night, while most Americans were asleep, the House of Representatives took a decisive step toward restoring fiscal sanity in Washington. By a narrow 216-213 vote, the House approved a $9 billion spending clawback package and sent it to President Trump for his signature. It’s a long-overdue move—and a clear signal that this administration is serious about ending the days of blank-check government and globalist giveaways.

Let’s be clear: this isn’t just a budgetary footnote. This is the first successful use of a “rescissions package” in over 25 years. For those unfamiliar, a rescissions package allows the president to propose canceling funds that Congress has already approved. It’s a powerful, underused tool that gives the executive branch a way to challenge wasteful spending—and Trump is wielding it with purpose.

House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise deserve credit for pushing this through, despite relentless opposition from Democrats and a handful of weak-kneed Republicans. Only two GOP members—Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mike Turner of Ohio—voted against the measure. Remember those names.

“This bill tonight is part of continuing that trend of getting spending under control. Does it answer all the problems? No. $9 billion, I would say is a good start,” Scalise said. He’s right. It’s a start. But it’s a smart start—and it’s long overdue.

Here’s what’s actually in the package: $8 billion will be stripped from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and another $1 billion will be slashed from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In plain English? We’re cutting the cord on taxpayer-funded left-wing propaganda at home and slashing bloated, unaccountable foreign aid programs abroad.

USAID has long been a piggy bank for globalist pet projects—many of them pushing ideologies that run counter to American values. Whether it’s promoting gender theory in foreign countries or funding NGOs that undermine national sovereignty, USAID has become a symbol of how far Washington elites have strayed from the interests of the American people.

And as for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, it’s about time we stopped bankrolling NPR and PBS with public money. These are not neutral outlets. They are partisan megaphones for the left, dressed up in the trappings of “public service.” If they want to peddle their narratives, they can do it on their own dime—not yours.

Naturally, Democrats are throwing a fit. They’re calling the cuts “cruel” and “dangerous,” especially when it comes to foreign aid. But let’s be honest: we’re $34 trillion in debt. We’ve got veterans sleeping on the streets, a border crisis spilling over into every American city, and working families crushed by inflation. And we’re supposed to feel bad about scaling back cash transfers to foreign governments?

The left also tried to derail the vote with a last-minute PR stunt—dragging in the Epstein case to score political points. Democrats like Rep. Jim McGovern tried to paint Republicans as complicit in some kind of cover-up because they wouldn’t allow a vote on releasing Epstein-related records during a fiscal debate. That’s not serious policymaking—it’s theater. And it shows just how desperate they are to distract from their own reckless spending agenda.

This vote wasn’t just about money. It was about priorities. President Trump and congressional Republicans are proving they’re willing to fight to protect your hard-earned tax dollars—and to cut off the flow of money to programs that undermine American values.

And here’s the kicker: the rescissions process bypasses the usual 60-vote threshold in the Senate. That means Democrats can’t use the filibuster to block it. It only takes 51 votes to pass. That’s how this package made it through the Senate, even after some squabbling over HIV/AIDS funding in Africa led to a minor trim.

President Trump is expected to sign the bill today, and when he does, it will mark a turning point. Not just a symbolic gesture, but a signal that the era of unchecked spending, foreign handouts, and taxpayer-funded indoctrination is coming to an end.

This is what responsible governance looks like. It’s not flashy. It’s not easy. But it’s the kind of leadership America needs—and finally has again.