The House passed the first batch of Department of Government Efficiency cuts on Thursday by a 214-212 margin. 

House Republicans secured enough votes to codify $9.4 billion in spending cuts despite uncertainty throughout the day that they had the votes to pass it, Politico reported. Republicans were still whipping tallies Thursday afternoon ahead of the vote, according to the report.

President Donald Trump exhorted Republicans to get it passed. 

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