It’s amazing how much caterwauling this minor cut, at least in terms of the federal budget, is causing among Democrats and a few squishy Republicans
Congress sends bill clawing back $9B in foreign aid, public media funds to Trump’s desk
House Republicans late Thursday night approved the first batch of cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), sending the $9 billion package to President Trump’s desk in a big victory for the GOP.
The legislation — which claws back already-approved federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting — cleared the chamber in a mostly party-line 216-213 vote less than one day after the Senate passed the measure.
Two Republicans, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) and Mike Turner (Ohio), voted with every Democrat against the measure.
Trump is expected to sign the bill soon, as Republicans face a Friday deadline to enact the cuts or release the funds to the organizations they were appropriated for.
Would it be too much to ask for Republicans to go through the federal budget with the legendary fine toothed comb and eliminate everything that is unnecessary, that is not part of what Congress is supposed to do per the Constitution? To audit every agency and cut the fraud, waste, and abuse? That would be some real cuts.
“We’re gonna downsize the scope of government,” Mike Johnson said. “Government is too large, it does too many things and it does almost nothing well. We believe in a limited government that’s accountable and efficient and effective for the people and we’re gonna continue to demonstrate that through our actions here on the floor.”
$9 billion isn’t much, but, hopefully a start. We’ll see.
Some Republicans have also warned the president’s use of the rare tool to secure cuts to funding previously approved by Congress risks further eroding trust between both parties as lawmakers ramp up their annual funding work.
“Some”. Why do we care? Democrats do not care about bipartisanship. We all remember Obamacare, right?
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) earlier this month said passage of the rescissions package “would be an affront to the bipartisan appropriations process.”
“That’s why a number of Senate Republicans know it is absurd for them to expect Democrats to act as business as usual and engage in a bipartisan appropriations process to fund the government, while they concurrently plot to pass a purely partisan rescissions bill to defund those same programs negotiated on a bipartisan basis behind the scenes,” he continued, later adding: “This is beyond a bait and switch – it is a bait and poison-to-kill.”
Cry me a river. These little things are never negotiated, they’re just included and no one thinks about them. No one has been making a stunk in arguing over the small stuff. Suck it up, Dems.
Certainly NPR can make up that 1% of budget that the rescission package eliminates so they can yammer about liberal stuff, right?
Very recently, The Economist/YouGov asked 1,680 U.S. adults how they felt about the way Trump is handling the presidency, and his disapproval rating hit a record high in his second term – 55%. 41% approved of Trump.
But a strong dictator like Edemaous Donnie, with a loyal Federal Police Force, can ignore ‘the people’ as he Makes America Great Again.
Good start. Now auction off their radio and TV frequencies. NPR can keep them if they can pay for them, just like all the other radio stations.
NPR stations in Alaska are whining about how they provide vital information to the remote native villages. In reality those villages have cable, internet, starlink, CB radios, and everyone there has an Obama phone- nobody watches opera or Downtown Abbey (or whatever it’s called).Although I used to like Rumpole of the Baily years ago- haven’t watched NPR for 40 years.
I’ve never watched NPR (National Public Radio).
Only 1% of NPR funding is from the government.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting DOES receive about $550 million from the U.S., money mostly used to support rural and underserved areas. That’s who the cuts will harm the most. But the last thing the fascists want is an educated constituency. The ‘truth’ is never the friend of a tyrant.
DEATH TO ELMO
DEATH TO DORA THE EXPLORER
DEATH TO CARMEN DIEGO
(those last 2 are well known as international border runners)
force mothers to make kids watch only Nickelodeon sponsored by Chinese plastic toys and sugar cereals.
Mr teach urged Congress:
The Department of Defense (DOD) is the only federal agency that has never passed a financial statement audit – and HegSeth just got a huuuuge funding increase (+ 13.4% for next year!!) in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act!!
So yes, cut the $550 million to rural radio and TV stations.
Maybe L’Roy will be pleased if NPR radio license will be sold off to a station that will play more drill rap
40% of all NPR stations are located in red rural areas. Often they are THE only stations with food area coverage
We bet HegSeth is soo jealous! ICE (Federal Police Force) received a 370% budget increase!!!
Should ALL childrens TV be required to show advertisement so kids will be good consumers
Consistently pollsters show that both PBS ranked #3 and NPR tied for #6 are most trust worthy.
Number #1 is The Weather Channel, a strong believer in climate change.
#2 is the BBC
NPR is the #1 news/talk radio durring commute times
This was done by YouGov
Some snowflakes are easily “triggered”
By listening
WAAAAAHHH! The 2 loser commies are really throwing a fit!
The Godless Pissant has no argument!! LOL.
Only 1%?
That shouldn’t be hard for rich Lefties to give.
Rich right-wingers should be able to finance ICE. Oh, that’s right, righties, your taxes are GOING down so Medicaid, NPR and Sesame Street can be cut, and we have to borrow from China to pay for DOD and ICE.
What can go wrong!?!
You guys are all fucked up.
BTW…
CBS decided to cancel Colbert’s top rated talk show! Coincidentally, Colbert was/is a reliable critic of Dementia Donnie. Jon Stewart may be next as Comedy Central is also a Paramount property. Free speech is for suckers.
Money talks – free speech walks!
The $8 BILLION CBS-Paramount merger with Skydance Media is in the works and needs approval from Big Donnie’s FCC.! The new FCC Chairman, Brendan Carr, is an author of Project 2025 and previously served as an FCC Commissioner and legal advisor to Trump’s previous FCC Chairman, Ajit Pai. Mr trump sued CBS for $15 million for their handling of an interview with candidate Kamala Harris and CBS settled even though the suit was groundless. The $15 million went to trump’s “Library Fund” with his Qatari luxury airliner. It was extortion. But as we should all learn from tyrannical extortionists like Big Donnie, Mob Boss; when you give in, they’ll want even more.
Free speech is for suckers. The King will decide what you can say!!