The White House’s delivery to the House of Representatives of a package that would codify some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s cuts into law was greeted with enthusiasm by the fiscally hawkish House Freedom Caucus on Tuesday.

The rescissions package, delivered by the White House Office of Management and Budget to Republican House leadership, would codify $9 billion in cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development, as well as funds to National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Rescissions packages can be passed with a simple majority in both chambers and are exempt from the Senate filibuster.

Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind., who “100%” supports the package, told The Daily Signal that it would help calm voters who are concerned about spending levels.

“Especially following up on the ‘one big, beautiful bill,‘ there’s still concern by our voters that we didn’t cut enough, soon enough,” said Stutzman. “This rescissions package addresses that.”

The Indiana lawmaker said he also opposed the idea of publicly funded broadcasting on principle.

“We don’t need NPR and PBS anymore. We’ve got a healthy competitive free market for TV and radio outlets. And having one radio station or........

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