NPR, PBS and House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives put the future of the public broadcasting ecosystem in doubt, as they voted to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for the next two fiscal years. The vote was 214-212.
The House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation ... It did so at the direct request of President Trump, who has accused NPR and PBS of bias against conservative viewpoints as part ...
House Republicans approved $9.4 billion in cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting, including $8.3 billion from USAID and over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
The rescission package still needs to pass in the Senate, but would only require 50 votes, with Republicans holding a 53-seat majority.
The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to cut $1.1 billion in funding that had previously been approved for PBS and NPR
Republicans had faced backlash last month after tech mogul Elon Musk publicly backed complaints that Congress hadn’t codified any of his DOGE work, despite promising to do so.
Amid the United States House of Representatives decision to pass an act to cut funding for public media, local media stations are speaking out. The White House request to cut federal dollars from a budget already approved by Congress has been passed by the house and is now under consideration by the senate.