House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media
The House narrowly voted 214–212 to strip $1.1 billion in planned public‑media funding—alongside foreign‑aid cuts—as the rescission heads to the Senate.
Legislation in Congress would claw back two years of funding for the public media system, along with money for foreign aid programs. Photo credit:Liam James Doyle, NPR
The House of Representatives narrowly approved legislation Thursday to eliminate the next two years of federal funding for public media outlets.
It did so at the direct request of President Trump, who has accused NPR and PBS of bias against conservative viewpoints as part of his broader attacks on the mainstream media.
The measure passed largely along party lines, 214 to 212, with two key Republican lawmakers switching their votes from “no” to “yes” to push it over the finish line.
The legislation is the first request by the Trump administration for Congress to claw back money it already has approved through annual spending bills. The bill reflects a list of cuts totaling $9.4 billion that were requested by the Office of Management and Budget. The bulk of the cuts — $8.3 billion — are to foreign aid programs addressing global public health, international disaster assistance and hunger relief.
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