Rescission of CPB funds seen as devastating blow to localism
Public media leaders predicted a devastating loss of stations after the House voted early Friday to approve the rescission package that zeroes out CPB funding for the next two years.
The vote was 216-213. Two Republicans voted against the $9 billion in escission package, which claws back support for foreign aid programs and CPB’s forward-funded $535 million annual appropriations for fiscal years 2026 and 2027.
The rescissions will “decimate” public media, America’s Public Television Stations CEO Kate Riley said in a statement early Friday.
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