
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Wednesday introduced legislation that would stop federal taxpayer dollars from being sent to National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
President Donald Trump and other Republicans have accused NPR and PBS of embracing left-wing ideology. Trump, in fact, last month signed an executive order that aimed to cut funding to both news outlets.
Blackburn’s bill, the Free Americans from Ideological Reporting (FAIR) Act, would codify Trump’s executive order by:
Permanently barring the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) from directly funding NPR and PBS.
Permanently barring CPB from indirectly funding NPR and PBS by ensuring that licensees and permittees of public radio and television stations, as well as any other recipients of CPB funds, do not use federal funds for NPR and PBS.
Requiring the heads of all agencies to identify and terminate direct or indirect funding of NPR and PBS.
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