Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought said there will likely be additional rescission packages.

The House is expected late Thursday to approve President Donald Trump's request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans target institutions and programs they view as bloated or out of step with their agenda.

The White House defended cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting being pushed through the U.S. House of Representatives this week, saying that the administration’s $9 billion rescissions package will restore “fiscal sanity” to the U.