Republicans Push to Defund NPR and PBS Following Contentious Hearing
The House DOGE subcommittee, led by Marjorie Taylor Greene, scrutinized public broadcasters for alleged liberal bias, with GOP members calling for the dismantling of federal funding for public media.
- The March 26 hearing, titled 'Anti-American Airwaves,' featured heated exchanges as GOP lawmakers accused NPR and PBS of partisan reporting and misuse of taxpayer funds.
- NPR CEO Katherine Maher acknowledged past editorial missteps, including insufficient coverage of the Hunter Biden laptop story, and emphasized efforts to improve editorial standards.
- PBS CEO Paula Kerger defended federal funding as essential for rural stations, warning that many small and medium-sized stations might not survive without it.
- Democrats dismissed the hearing as partisan theater, mocking GOP attacks on PBS programming and emphasizing the public value of local and educational content.
- Republicans, led by Greene, concluded the hearing by calling for the complete defunding and dismantling of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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