By Ted Johnson, Deadline.com, 6-10-25
A bill that would claw back federal funding for public broadcasting cleared the House Rules Committee on June 10, setting it up for a floor vote later in the week.
If the bill passes, it will zero out $535 million in funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting over the next two fiscal years, even though it was already allocated.
As expected, the Rules Committee voted 8-4 along party lines to advance the legislation. It’s still unclear whether Republicans have the votes for the rescissions package to pass.
If the package passes, it then will go to the Senate, where a simple majority would be enough to send the legislation to Trump’s desk. » Read More