Conservatives Back Defunding NPR, PBS

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., says though he’s not an enemy of public television, he backs the $9.4 billion rescission package that would cut $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service.

Congress is facing a Friday deadline to pass the cuts and send the package to President Donald Trump for his signature. The House narrowly passed its version of the package in June. The cuts, suggested by the Department of Government Efficiency, include $8.3 billion from foreign-aid programs.

The White House in May accused the Corporation for Public Broadcasting of “creating media to support a particular political party on the taxpayers’ dime.” Conservative Republicans such as Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Joni Ernst of Iowa have accused NPR and PBS of being politically biased toward Democrats.

Conservatives Back Defunding NPR, PBS

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