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House Set To Vote On Bill To Rescind Funding To PBS, NPR And Public Broadcasting Stations
A bill to rescind $1.1 billion in funding from PBS, NPR and public media stations is scheduled to come to the floor for a vote this afternoon. There are expectations that the legislation will pass, after it cleared a procedural vote on Wednesday, 213-207. The claw back of federal funding to the Corporation for Public […]
A bill to rescind $1.1 billion in funding from PBS, NPR and public media stations is scheduled to come to the floor for a vote this afternoon. Advocates say that the threat is most acute for public media stations, including a number in rural areas that rely on federal money for more than 30% of their budgets. Some Republicans have vowed to oppose the rescissions package, including Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV), who joined with Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) in a statement warning that eliminating the funding would “not meaningfully reduce the deficit, but it will dismantle a trusted source of information for millions of Americans.” It was unclear if enough Republicans will join with Democrats to defeat the package.
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