Every Kentucky Republican in Congress has voted against foreign aid, and while they were at it, voted to gut public broadcasting. From Government Executive:

President Donald Trump is expected to sign into law a measure that would claw back a total of $9 billion in funding that Congress previously approved for foreign assistance programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. 

A little after midnight Friday morning, the House passed the Rescissions Act of 2025 (H.R. 4) in a 216-213 vote. Moderate Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Mike Turner of Ohio joined Democrats in opposition. 

Congressional Democrats argued the rescissions bill would validate the Trump administration’s efforts to freeze congressionally approved spending that it disagrees with. 

“Since taking office, the Trump administration has stolen funds appropriated by Congress, passed by Republicans and Democrats in the House and in the Senate and signed into law by the president, upending the separation of powers and our constitutional order,” said House Appropriations Committee ranking member Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn. “They are doing all this to hand billionaires and the biggest corporations — who already pay little to no taxes — a massive tax break in the Big Ugly Bill. Passing this bill was shameful and its ramifications will be felt not only in our communities, but around the world.”

The “Big Ugly Bill” is Democrats’ nickname for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) that Trump enacted earlier this month. It extends tax cuts and boosts funding for immigration enforcement, among other domestic priorities for the president. 

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought told reporters Thursday morning that the White House will likely send additional recession requests. 

What’s the direct impact on Kentucky? From the Courier Journal:

The push in Congress to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasting stations is already having a visible impact in the Bluegrass State.

In a short release July 17, Kentucky Educational Television announced it will eliminate planned coverage of the annual Fancy Farm political rally on Aug. 2 in Western Kentucky.

Federal funding provided to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been the “primary source of support for KET’s local productions and related services,” according to Executive Director and CEO Shae Hopkins.

“We are extremely disappointed to not be at Fancy Farm, an event we have covered for decades,” Hopkins said in an email. “The unofficial kickoff to the political season is an important tradition, and we have been pleased to share this iconic event with our statewide audience through the years.”

KET has also canceled a planned trip to Murray in September for a week to host the network’s “Kentucky Edition” and “Kentucky Tonight” programs, the release said.

That’s just one element of public broadcasting, but for Kentucky it damages one of the few opportunities voters will have to actually hear from their candidates. Especially since we’re going to be electing a governor in 2027.

Not to mention that the cut in foreign aid will result in millions of deaths worldwide, but then again MAGA is a death cult.

Once you get through all of this, you realize this effort as well as the Big Bullshit Bill isn’t something that’s going to happen immediately. The MAGAt infested GOP has made sure that a lot of the damage won’t be seen until after the midterm elections, as the charts above and below show:

Why doesn’t this take effect immediately? Because the GOP is probably realizing it’s going to get its ass kicked in the midterms, and it is pretty sure that when the pain of this horrific budget hits, moron MAGAt followers will look for the wrong political party to blame, because Democrats will be the ones in power when the changes take effect.

This matches the usual cowardice of Republicans who take their cue from the senile incontinent diaper wearing Orange Menace, who blames Democrats for things he did when he was in office. Like this: