RINO opposes White House proposal to cut PBS and NPR media funding

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A top House Republican appropriator opposes the Trump administration’s plans to claw back funding for public media — a potential problem for GOP leaders who need near-unity within their party to pass the White House’s request that Congress revoke billions of dollars it has already approved.

Rep. Mark Amodei of Nevada, who leads the subcommittee with jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security, on Monday joined with Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) to urge the administration to reconsider its proposal to cut $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds PBS and NPR.

It’s a portion of the larger recissions package the administration sent to Capitol Hill last week to cut $9.4 billion previously greenlit by Congress, mainly for foreign aid.

“Public media has demonstrated a willingness to listen to the American public and adapt,” said the two lawmakers, who are co-chairs of the Bipartisan Public Broadcasting Caucus, in a statement. “While we reaffirm that public media must be objective and legitimate concerns about content should be addressed, funding decisions should be objective as well.”

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