The Senate has begun consideration a fiscal 2026 budgdet bill that -for the first time in decades-includes no funding for the Corporation For Public Broadcasting. The Appropriations Committee has begun its work on annual bill funding the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education —which in the past has including funding for the […]
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Rescission! No Funding For PBS, NPR In 2026 Budget Bill
The Senate has begun consideration a fiscal 2026 budgdet bill that -for the first time in decades-includes no funding for the Corporation For Public Broadcasting. The Appropriations Committee has begun its work on annual bill funding the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education —which in the past has including funding for the CPB. But that funding was the target of a recednt rescission bill that clawed back some reviously approved money. Committe member Democrat Patty Murray calls it “shameful”, but many Republicans favor the cuts, long accusing NPR and PBS of political bias in favor of the Democrats.