US EditionGOP leader faces showdown with Republicans on Trump-backed funding cuts
UNITED STATES, JUL 14 – The Senate debates a $9.4 billion rescissions package targeting public broadcasting and foreign aid, with bipartisan concerns over impacts on tribal stations and global health programs.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune is anticipated to oversee a Senate discussion on President Trump’s proposal to withdraw $9.4 billion in funding designated for public broadcasting and international assistance programs.
- The rescission request invokes a rarely used Nixon-era process requiring only a simple Senate majority but faces opposition and potential delay due to a 60-vote filibuster threshold.
- Trump has proposed eliminating almost $1.1 billion in funding allocated for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, prompting bipartisan worry about the consequences for local and tribal media outlets that depend heavily on federal resources.
- PBS president Kerger cautioned that once these broadcast authorizations are lost, they cannot be reinstated, highlighting the permanent impact of funding cuts. Meanwhile, Sen. Rounds stressed that these stations serve as essential communication channels, especially in the remote regions of his state.
- The Senate vote will determine the fate of many public media outlets and global health programs amid divided Republican support and risks to community broadcasting services.
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Senate Faces Litmus Test With Chance to Codify DOGE
The Republican-controlled Senate faces a major litmus test this week of whether it is willing to cut federal government spending going forward. This week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is attempting to pass a rescissions package to cut $9.4 billion in unspent funds from foreign aid and public broadcasting. The package, which targets funding for the U.S. Agency for International Development as well as for National Public Radio and t…
DOGE spending cuts up for Senate vote
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans will test the popularity of Department of Government Efficiency spending cuts this week by aiming to pass President Donald Trump's request to claw back $9.4 billion in public media and foreign aid spending.
PBS president's plea: $500 million funding cut could silence educational and news programming
Paula Kerger, president of PBS, is responding to a potential $500 million cut in government funding that is at risk in a rescission bill that would affect its funding for the next two years.The funding mostly supports 330 stations, with cuts potentially removing 10-15% of stations' funding. Kerger noted that for stations in rural areas, up to half of their funding could be eliminated because of the rescission bill."This is why we are so focused …
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