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FOR THAT. JASON. THANK YOU. FUNDING CUTS FOR PUBLIC MEDIA OUTLETS ARE ADVANCING IN CONGRESS. THE RESCISSIONS ACT OF 2025 PASSED THE U.S. HOUSE TODAY. ����vlog. PEPPER PURPURA ASKED LOCAL BRANCHES OF PBS AND NPR HOW THIS CHANGE COULD IMPACT THEM. PEPPER. WELL, BEN, THE PRESIDENT ASKED CONGRESS TO CUT MORE THAN $1 BILLION FROM PUBLIC BROADCASTERS. THAT’S ALL THE GOVERNMENT FUNDING THOSE ORGANIZATIONS WERE SET TO RECEIVE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS. TODAY, THAT MEASURE AND MORE WAS INCLUDED IN THE BILL PACKAGE THAT’S ADVANCING IN 214 TO 212 VOTE. THE BILL IS PASSED FUNDING FOR TWO PUBLIC BROADCASTERS IS SLASHED. THIS PACKAGE ELIMINATES $9.4 BILLION IN UNNECESSARY AND WASTEFUL SPENDING AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT, USAID, AND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING, WHICH FUNDS POLITICALLY BIASED MEDIA OUTLETS LIKE NPR AND PBS. IN ADDITION TO CUTTING FUNDS FROM NPR AND PBS. THE PACKAGE THE U.S. HOUSE PASSED ON THURSDAY ALSO REDUCES FUNDING FOR SEVERAL OTHER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DOLLARS TO ADDRESS GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, EMERGENCY SHELTERS, AND PROGRAMS TO BOOST THE ECONOMY. FOR HOUSE, REPUBLICANS DID VOTE AGAINST THE MEASURE, BUT EACH OF IOWA’S REPRESENTATIVES VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE LEGISLATION. IOWA PBS SAYS THE MONEY THEY’LL LOSE IS ABOUT 18% OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET, AND FUNDS A QUARTER OF ITS STAFF. IN A STATEMENT TO ����vlog, THE ORGANIZATION’S COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR SAYS THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED IN THE VOTE BUT NOT DEFEATED. THEY KNOW IOWANS VALUE LOCAL PROGRAMING AND DO NOT SUPPORT THE CUTS THAT WOULD IMPACT SERVICE. AND IOWA PUBLIC RADIO DID NOT RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR COMMENT BEFORE THE STORY AIRED. THE BILL NOW MOVES TO THE SENATE, BUT THE MAJORITY LEADER SAYS IT WILL LIKELY NOT BE TAKEN UP UNTIL JULY AFTER IT’S DEALT WITH THE PRESIDENT’S TAX AND IMMIGRATION BILLS. BEN. ALL RIGH