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Washington — The Senate could move forward as soon as Tuesday on a request from the White House to claw back $9.4 billion in funds for international aid and public broadcasting as Congress faces a Friday deadline to act.
The Senate voted on Tuesday evening to advance a package that would roll back $1.1 billion in funding to PBS, NPR and public media that had already been allocated over the next two years.
"I would encourage PBS & NPR to focus more on how they managed to lose America’s trust. That is their problem, not Congress’s work to ensure good stewardship of taxpayer dollars," Carr says
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Explícame on MSNTrump Increases Pressure on Congress to Achieve Cuts of 9. 4B to PBS and NPRTrump demands Republicans defund PBS and NPR, raising political stakes as Senate weighs $9.4B in proposed cuts to public media and foreign aid.
PBS, NPR, stations and viewers and other advocates are engaged in a last-minute lobbying effort this week as the Senate is poised to vote on a bill that will shape the future of public media. Donald Trump has requested that Congress rescind $1.
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WWMT on MSNWMUK, WGVU, public broadcasting stations warn of deep cuts if rescission passes senateThe future of public broadcasting in the United States hangs in the balance as lawmakers consider a bill that could eliminate federal funding for stations like