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House Approves $9.4 Billion 'Rescissions' Bill, Endangering NPR, PBS, and Global Aid Funding

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed a sweeping $9.4 billion rescissions package, triggering a rollback of previously appropriated funds, most notably $1.1 billion in federal support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which sustains NPR, PBS, and over 1,500 local public media outlets across America. The vote passed by a razor-thin margin of 214"212 Patricia Harrison, CPB's president, urged C…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 04:54PM on June 12, 2025

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