The “One Big Beautiful Bill” is already making good on its promise to clean up waste in Washington, including nearly $9 billion in rescinded federal spending, as documented in the enacted rescissions breakdown from the Congressional Budget Office.
These rescissions targeted nearly two dozen programs with leftover funds, duplicative missions, or little value to taxpayers. The tally was $8.973 billion in budget authority rescinded, with projected $8.897 billion in outlay savings from 2025 to 2035.
Here’s What Got Cut
The biggest targets were international aid programs and global development funds:
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$2.5 billion from “Development Assistance”
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$1.65 billion from the “Economic Support Fund”
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$1.07 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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$800 million from “Migration and Refugee Assistance”
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$500 million from “Global Health Programs”
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$496 million from “International Disaster Assistance”
Other cuts hit smaller programs that were either underused or had unclear missions, like:
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$125 million from the “Clean Technology Fund”
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$83 million from the “Democracy Fund”
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$15 million from the “U.S. Institute of Peace”
Combined, these programs represented years of unchecked spending that had little to no direct impact on American families, especially in states like Nevada.
Nevadans Know Waste When They See It
For Nevada taxpayers, these cuts make a lot of sense. Instead of pouring money into climate projects overseas or public broadcasting giants like NPR and PBS, the Trump administration is redirecting focus toward fixing domestic issues.
Why should tax dollars go to promoting democracy in Central Asia when we can’t get affordable groceries in Nye County?
This move is especially welcome in a state where we’ve long criticized federal overreach and called for tighter controls on how Washington spends Nevadans’ money.
DOT Woke Spending vs. Real Infrastructure
These cuts also come as Americans learn more about how bloated federal agencies spent under the Biden administration.
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg oversaw a department that reportedly funneled over $80 billion into DEI projects, according to federal grant databases and insider reporting from the airline industry.
No wonder nothing got done.
That’s more than half the department’s typical annual budget – spent not on roads, bridges, or air traffic control systems, but on social engineering projects.
Insiders say Buttigieg even dismissed calls to modernize air traffic systems, saying more efficient flights weren’t in his interest. Meanwhile, passengers were stuck with delays and breakdowns.
A Conservative Shift in Spending Priorities
Critics worry about global image, but most folks in Nevada would rather see that money fixing problems here at home.
The “Big Beautiful Bill” and this rescission package in particular signal a clear change in direction.
If Congress keeps moving this way, it could be the start of a long-overdue shift in how the federal government spends our money.
