The Senate approved funding cuts to NPR and PBS, with a 51-48 vote that included $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. NPR, which relies on federal funding minimally, faces budget constraints that threaten revenue for its 1,300 stations. PBS stations depend on CPB for 15% of their funding. Public media representatives warn these cuts will affect underserved communities, stressing that public radio is essential for reliable news and information. Chuck Schumer highlighted the adverse effects, particularly on rural America and Native communities, implying significant repercussions for public safety and educational programming.
Eliminating funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would have a devastating impact on American communities across the nation that rely on public radio for trusted local and national news, culture, lifesaving emergency alerts, and public safety information.
We serve the public interest. It's not just in our name - it's our mission. Across the country, locally owned public media stations represent a proud American tradition of public-private partnership for our shared common good.
Tens of millions of Americans rely on public broadcast for weather alerts, local news, keeping track of City Hall, educational programming, and so much more.
This affects most badly rural America, including Native communities. And these cuts couldn't come at a worse time: the future of many public media stations is at stake.
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