US EditionSen. Schumer Says Trump’s Plan To Claw Back CPB Funding Would Devastate Communities
UNITED STATES, JUL 9 – The package seeks to cut $8.3 billion in foreign aid and $1.1 billion from public broadcasting, facing bipartisan resistance and risking disruption to government funding processes.
- The House narrowly passed a Trump-backed bill on June 12 to rescind $9.4 billion in approved federal funding, including $1.1 billion from public broadcasters like CPB.
- This rescission follows the Trump administration's earlier unconstitutional freeze of funds totaling over $420 billion, which Democrats and advocacy groups say threatens Congress's spending authority.
- The proposed reductions in funding would impact over a thousand radio stations nationwide, including Detroit's independent WDET, which depends on almost $300,000 in federal support representing 6% of its budget and has recently initiated a fundraising campaign to offset the loss.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated that Republicans caving to Trump's demands would be "a huge affront to the bipartisan appropriations process" risking widespread consequences including shutdowns.
- The Senate faces a July 18 deadline to act on the rescissions, with Democrats opposing the measure and some Republicans seeking amendments, raising concerns about the future of bipartisan funding agreements.
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‘Grave implications’: Trump’s new budget power grab sparks uproar in Congress
The U.S. Senate will soon vote on whether President Donald Trump can claw back billions of dollars that have already been appropriated by Congress.Last month, the House narrowly voted to allow Trump to rescind $9.4 billion in funds that were meant to fund global health initiatives — including AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis prevention — and public broadcasters like PBS and NPR.It's far from the first time that this Republican-controlled Congress…
US Senate GOP under pressure on Trump demand to defund NPR, PBS, foreign aid • New Hampshire Bulletin
The National Public Radio headquarters in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — Congress has just one week left to approve the Trump administration’s request to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved funding for public media and foreign aid, setting up yet another tight deadline for lawmakers. The Senate must pass the bill before July 18, otherwise the White House budg…
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