As Republican congressional leaders vowed to go all out to approve the president’s request to cancel all federal public media funds over the next two years, a group of 29 Senate Democrats warned that broadcast media should be “protected, not cut.”

In a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, the senators pointed out that the company’s proposed currency imposition for the Public Broadcasting Corporation (CPB) “will have a harmful effect on local stations, relying on the funds to provide critical services to millions of Americans across the country.”

The effort is on the second day of the Trump administration Formal Requirements Congress approved a $9.4 billion withdrawal bill. The proposal includes cutting foreign aid of $8.3 billion and $1.1 billion in public broadcasting. The CPB allocated this funding to NPR and PBS and its radio stations nationwide. Congress has approved funding for public private entities for the next two years as part of the Government Funding Act the President signed in March.

Most Hill Republicans have expressed support for the plan but raised some concerns about some cuts to the State Department’s plan. Senate Appropriations Chairman Susan Collins told reporters she could not support George W. But Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the chamber would act soon. Under the Revocation Rules, there will be 45-day action, and the House is scheduled to vote for the first time next week. The Senate can then approve the plan with a simple majority, which the Republicans have a 53-seat majority, and it is unclear whether there are four Republican votes to block the plan.

“This is a cut of common sense,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters Wednesday. He criticized NPR and PBS for their ideological bias, noting that “there is no reason any media organization is selected to get federal funding. We are in another era now.” Republican leaders said the House will vote on the plan next week, with senior Republican Republicans telling NPR they believe the bill will pass.

The letter from the Democratic senator pointed out that the "overwhelming majority" of CPB funds were allocated to local radio and television stations. They said the cuts “will have a direct and significant impact on stations in rural communities that rely heavily on CPB funds to provide critical services and could lead to eliminating programming in areas that already face limited connectivity or direct shutdown of stations.” They urged Thune to maintain “full funding” for CPB.

President Trump condemned NPR and PBS as "radical left monsters" and condemned their news coverage and cultural shows. NPR CEO Katherine Maher hinted Tuesday that the network may consider filing a lawsuit if it is to pass the package. NPR will not address its legal strategy if that happens.

"The proposal is explicitly based on perspectives and aims to control and punish content, which is a violation of the Public Broadcasting Act, the First Amendment and Due Process Articles," Mach said in a statement.

No Senate Republican signed the letter, which was signed by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Ed Markey and d-mass of DN.Y. Ed Markey Fairbanks Daily News Miner Earlier this month. She said losing funds at her local radio station in her hometown would be "destructive".

“Not only will the Alaska community lose local programming, but warning systems for natural disasters, power outages, boiling water consultations and other alerts will be severely hampered. It turns out that this seems like a breach of expense, a priceless resource that can save lives in Alaska,” Murkowski wrote.

104 House Democrats led by Rep. Dan Goldman, New York letter Republicans and Democrats were on Tuesday in the housing spending group that oversees the CPB. “Without the federal support for public broadcasting, many areas will have difficulty accessing timely, reliable local news and educational content, especially for remote and rural communities where business newsrooms are increasingly unlikely to invest in,” lawmakers wrote.

Trump moved to the box office respectively. Issuing an executive order Last month, CPB was instructed to stop releasing funds to NPR and PBS. NPR and a group of local stations sued the government, deeming the order unconstitutional. The separate PBS and one of its member stations in Minnesota also filed a lawsuit to block the order.

Leader of NPR and PBS testify Before the Housing Supervision Group and insisted that cutting funds for the CPB would specifically hit rural radio stations - the community had no other private media outlets to report national news, nor were there important local stories about natural disasters, etc. Leaders opposed the efforts to allocate funds after they were delivered to Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

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