⁣Vice President Kamala Harris appeared to botch the pledge of allegiance as the Senate was sworn in for the 119th Congress.

"I pledge allegiance to the United States of America," the vice president said as she led the Senate in the pledge, omitting the phrase "to the flag."

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⁣#trending #topstories #congress at the heart of the rescissions package that passed in the Senate early Thursday morning is $9 billion in spending cuts, from funding that had previously been approved by Congress.

In a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said, "It’s a small but important step toward fiscal sanity that we all should be able to agree is long overdue.”

Republicans are celebrating the 51-48 vote, which gives the green light to claw back those funds, including about $8 billion in foreign aid they say is wasteful, citing examples in speeches.

"$18 million to gender diversity in the Mexican street lighting industry. 2.4 million to make international disaster aid more considerate of sexual orientation and gender identity $2.2 million to reduce xenophobia toward Venezuela migrants; $3 million for Iraqi Sesame Street," said Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Miss.

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