As congressional Republicans scramble to pass President Donald Trump’s rescissions package by the end of the week, Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., told Newsmax that “surely” there’s at least 50 Senate Republicans who will do “the right thing” and codify the spending cuts recommended by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

“I think we’ll get it across the finish line, and I think it’s important to remember why this is so important,” Marshall said on “Wake Up America.” “Our nation is $37 trillion in debt. We’re spending $1 trillion a year in interest. We’re asking the Republicans to do what we said we were going to do. We said we were going to cut spending.”

Last month, the House narrowly passed the $9.4 billion rescissions package that included revoking more than $1 billion in funding for public broadcasting. At the time, getting Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill” through Congress took priority, however, and the spending cuts took a back seat. The Senate has until July 18 to approve the legislation.

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