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'What are you doing?': Senator shreds GOP push to slash public broadcasting
MSNBC· 2025-07-16 19:25
Let's talk about some of that business. The Senate voting yesterday to advance debate on funding cuts requested by President Trump. They're aimed at clawing back more than a billion dollars previously granted to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting along with nearly $8 billion allocated for international aid efforts.Um, USAD programs like PEPFAR, which now we're hearing uh actually may be reinstated, which is good news. We'll see if that actually happens. But how do you work as a body now to get back som ...
'What are you doing?' Senator shreds GOP advancing of bill to cut public broadcasting
MSNBC· 2025-07-16 15:28
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Rep. Brendan Boyle: “You need four Republican Senators to stand up and have the courage to vote, no”
MSNBC· 2025-07-14 10:46
Government Spending Cuts - The bill includes approximately $8 billion in cuts to PBS and around $1 billion in cuts to foreign aid [3] - Medicaid cuts are strategically designed to become binding after the midterms [11] - Over $500 billion in Medicare cuts will begin in January [13] Healthcare Impact - A health clinic and hospital in a rural area in Nebraska are closing due to Medicaid cuts [10] - CBO estimates that approximately 5 million Americans will lose their healthcare coverage who are currently on the ACA, starting in January [13] Social Program Changes - Changes to SNAP will cause millions of people to lose their nutrition assistance, starting earlier than next December [14] Political Landscape - The legislation is considered the single most unpopular major piece of legislation to pass Congress in recent history [9] - The bulk of the cuts will not take effect until a few weeks after the 2026 midterm election [12]