US EditionPaul believes Senate vote for NPR, PBS cuts will be ‘very close’
UNITED STATES, JUL 14 – The Senate vote will decide on $9 billion in cuts to public media and foreign aid amid concerns about impacts on rural communities and political pressure from President Trump.
- The U.S. Senate is set to vote by July 18 on a bill to rescind $1.1 billion in federal funding for NPR, PBS, and public broadcasting stations across the country.
- This vote follows President Trump’s demands to cut public media funding and his threats to withhold support from Republicans who oppose the rescissions package.
- Public media stations, especially in rural states like Alaska and South Dakota, rely heavily on federal grants, with some stations receiving over 40% of their budgets from these funds.
- Desiree Hagan, a reporter for KOTZ in Arctic Alaska, emphasized that the public media outlet plays a vital role within the community, warning that budget cuts would have severe consequences and could endanger lives during emergencies.
- If the cuts pass, many rural stations expect to lose funding critical for local news and emergency alerts, making access to information more difficult for these communities and raising doubts about the bill’s passage.
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Lewiston Sun Journal
Portland Press HeraldSusan Collins is a champion of public broadcasting
Thank you for your coverage of the complicated issue of federal funding for public broadcasting (“Maine Public could lose $5 million through proposed federal clawback”) . The U.S. Senate is expected to act on the Rescission Bill this week. As chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Sen. Susan Collins plays an extremely important role in […]
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News & RecordSenate vote will test popularity of DOGE cuts
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.
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