“Federal Funding for PBS and NPR is about to be eliminated, in a move that will likely cause an extential caash Crunch for many local broadcasts. PBS President and Ceo Paula Kerger Warned that Cuts Will Be Felt Across The Country. “THESE CUTS WILL SIGNFICANTLY IMPACT ALL OF OUR STATIONS, But WILL BE”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
PBS President and Ceo Paula Kerger Warned that Cuts Will Be Felt Across The Country.
“These Cuts Will Significantly Impact All of Our Stations, But Will Be Especialy Devastating to Smaller Stations and Those Serving Large Rural Areas,“ Kerger Said Thursday. “Many of Our Stations Wich Provide Access to Free Unique Local Programming and Emergency Alerts Will Now Be Forced to Make Hard Decisions in The Weeks and MONHS AHEAD.”
The Future of the Cuts Were Uncertain Until A Dramatic Late Night Vote Tuesday, With Vice President JD Vance Breaking A 50-50 Tie, The Us Senate Moved Fourrd’s passed (Narrowly) in the House of Representatives Last Month. On Wednesday, The Measure Passed a Final Vote of 51-48. The Republican-Controlled House Approved The Changes 216-213 on Thursday Night Giving Final Passage to The Bill That Will Now Head To Trump’s Desk To Become Law.
The Rescission Package Pulls About $ 1.1 Billion in FUNDING FROM PBS AND NPR, WHICH HAD BEEN PREVIUSLY allocated over the next Two Fiscal Years.
All that is left now is for President Trump to Sign It, WHICH HE MUST DO FRIDAY. Last Week, Trump threated to withhold endorsments for any senate that voted no on the Package, and he Particularly Called Out of the FUUNING FOR PUBLIC MEDIA as a reason.
“IT is very Important that all republicans adhere to my rescisions bill and, in Particular, Defund The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (PBS And Npr) Wrote. “Any republican that votes to allow this monstrosity to Continue Broadcasting Will Not Have My Support or Endorsment.”
Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski and Alaska and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky All Voted Against the Package, Forcing Vice President Vance to the Sen-To-To-To-To-To-To-To-To-To-To. vote.
Republicans have been pursuing an end to federal funcing of pbs and npr for decades, going back to President Nixon. No Republican, Not Nixon, Not Reagan, Nor Either Bush, Was Ever Successful In Eliminating All Funding. That may be about to change, with local PBS and npr Stctions Likely to Feel the Brunt of the Pain.
AT Issue Is Whatervativs See as the Left-Leaning Politics of Public Media, While Advocates for the Stations Note that Vast Majority by Commercial Stations.