Vice President Vance on Tuesday night broke a tie to allow the Senate to begin debate on a bill to claw back billions of dollars in funding previously authorized by Congress for foreign aid and public broadcasting.

The chamber voted 50-50 to begin debate on the package of cuts. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Susan Collins (Maine) and Mitch McConnell (Ky.) voted against the motion. The vote came shortly after the three also voted against discharging the rescissions package from the Appropriations Committee, forcing Vance to break that tie as well.

Senators expect a marathon voting session on potential changes to the bill in the day ahead as Senate leaders look to pass the measure ahead of a looming Friday deadline.

The bill, which passed the House last month, calls for about $8 billion in cuts to the United States........

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