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The House narrowly passed the rescission request package in early hours of Friday morning. The bill, which claws back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid, now goes to President Trump for his signature.

WSKG’s Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo spoke with WSKG Ithaca reporter Aurora Berry about the potential impact of Cornell’s plan to cut costs in the wake of federal challenges to universities.

Cornell is the largest employer in Tompkins County. The university cited a loss of federal funding as one reason for the budget cuts.

A $9.4 billion rescission package is now in the hands of Congress. President Trump is asking to cancel federal funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Southern Tier Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY23) supports the funding cuts.