Hi,

The House of Representatives voted to cut $1.1 billion for public
broadcasting — and now it's up to the U.S. Senate to decide the fate of
public radio and television.^1

Local stations are calling these cuts a "crisis," a "punch to the gut,"
and a potential "death sentence."^2

However, we've gotten some good news from the U.S. Senate, where two
Republicans already said they will oppose the bill as currently written.^3
If we can get just two more Republicans to join Democrats in voting no,
then we can stop these cuts and save public media.

Demand Progress has mobilized tens of thousands of people to help stop
these cuts, but this could be our last chance to help save public radio
and television.

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Local public radio and television stations across the country rely on the
federal government for as much as half of their budget.^4

The public radio and television CEO in Scranton, Pennsylvania, said, "If
the rescission package passes the Senate, I'll need to fill at least a
$1.2 million budget gap immediately. It will devastate the programs and
services our community relies on."^5

It's the same story in hundreds of communities across the country.

Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski has said she will not vote for
these cuts, emphasizing the importance of "warning systems for natural
disasters, power outages, boil water advisories, and other alerts" for her
constituents.^6 Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins says she's a no on
the cuts as currently written as well.^7

We just need two more no votes, and more than enough GOP senators have
expressed concerns to get us over the finish line. The
Republican-controlled Senate blocked a similar package of budget
rescissions from Trump in 2018.

Demand Progress Action is working to flood Capitol Hill with petition
signatures and phone calls to help stop these cuts, but the deadline for
the vote is July 18. Now is the time to chip in and help us mobilize the
grassroots support to save public broadcasting.^8

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our work, including our efforts to save public radio and television?

With gratitude,

The team at Demand Progress Action

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Sources:
1. NPR, "House narrowly passes bill to claw back $1.1 billion from public
media," [ [link removed] ]June 12, 2025.
2. WHYY, "Pennsylvania public media affiliates weigh impact of possible
cuts after U.S. House votes to defund them," [ [link removed] ]June 13, 2025.
3. MSNBC, "Why Senate Republicans might not let Trump give back $9.3
billion," [ [link removed] ]June 16, 2025.
4. Politico, "‘Catastrophic’: Rural public media stations brace for GOP
cuts," [ [link removed] ]June 12, 2025.
5. WHYY, "Pennsylvania public media affiliates weigh impact of possible
cuts after U.S. House votes to defund them," [ [link removed] ]June 13, 2025.
6. NPR, "Partisan battle lines form over Trump's plan to defund NPR &
PBS," [ [link removed] ]June 4, 2025.
7. Axios, "PEPFAR cuts may get altered in Senate," [ [link removed] ]June 12, 2025.
8. Politico, "Congress has until July 18 to act on Trump’s request to claw
back $9.4B," [ [link removed] ]June 5, 2025.


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