U.S. Rolls Back $9 Billion for Foreign Aid, Public Broadcasters

TIME

PBS and NPR executives have criticized a bill the Republican-controlled House passed 216-213 early Friday that cancels federal funding for the public broadcasters.

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00:00So in the midst of this tragedy that we all need to collectively respond to in Texas,

00:09just like we need to respond to the tragedy that unfolded in California in the wildfires

00:14earlier this year, this reckless Republican rescissions package is going to undermine

00:22the ability of people in rural America and in small-town America to receive advance warning

00:32or necessary information when disaster strikes.

00:37The truth is, it took NPR through Texas Public Radio 19 hours, 19 hours, to post anything

00:46about the flooding on its social media pages after the floods hit in Texas.

00:51What was NPR and Texas Public Radio doing that morning?

00:55They weren't breaking to talk about what was happening in Texas.

00:59They were running ads saying people should call Congress to fund them.

01:04But the private stations in Texas were breaking to release reports and to tell people what

01:09to do.

01:10Have you even read this bill?

01:13I mean, really.

01:15Because this bill rescinds $9 billion for international aid, public health and public media.

01:21It will make America less safe.

01:23It will undermine our national security.

01:26And it will threaten lives across the world and kill children.

01:31We are far from weak.

01:33We are doing what the American people want us to do.

01:37And that is to let them keep more of their money and not take it and let unnamed bureaucrats

01:45spend it on their behalf.

01:47On this vote, the yeas are 216.

01:53The nays are 213.

01:56The resolution is adopted.

01:59Without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid on the table.

02:06Pursuant to the adoption of House Resolution 590, the Senate Amendment to H.R. 4 is considered

02:14as agreed to.

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