Statement in response to U.S. Senate approval of the rescission package eliminating CPB funding

WASHINGTON, DC (July 17, 2027) -- Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement today in response to U.S. Senate approval of the rescission package eliminating CPB funding:

"Today's vote by the U.S. Senate to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a decision with profound, lasting, negative consequences for every American.

"The American public trusts and values public media, whose exceptional content and essential services are a public good that strengthens local communities. For nearly six decades, public media has served families in every corner of America, especially rural and tribal communities, providing extraordinary vital content and services free of charge.

"Without federal funding, many local public radio and television stations will be forced to shut down. Parents will have fewer high quality learning resources available for their children. Millions of Americans will have less trustworthy information about their communities, states, country, and world with which to make decisions about the quality of their lives. Cutting federal funding could also put Americans at risk of losing national and local emergency alerts that serve as a lifeline to many Americans in times of severe need.

"American taxpayers rightly expect and deserve public media to be reflective of and responsive to the local voices it serves and deliver accurate, unbiased, and nonpartisan news and information. Rather than dismantle public media, we should fund and strengthen it. The path to a better, more trusted public media is only achievable with continued federal support and constructive reforms."

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