PBS and NPR losing their funding as Senate sides with Trump's rescissions package

Hey guys, the Senate just delivered a win for President Trump and taxpayers everywhere, passing his rescissions package on a nail-biting 51-48 vote. That’s $9 billion in cuts, including a long-overdue ax to every last federal dime propping up National Public Radio and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Finally, we’re one step closer to defunding biased outlets that sneer at us and the America we love. NPR and PBS are not vanishing, but they’ll have to hustle like the rest of us in the media game. Sink or swim,  it's welcome to the real world. The Senate, in its usual vote-a-rama circus, tweaked the bill, so it’s headed back to the House for another round. Politico’s got the scoop:

Senate Republicans early Thursday greenlit President Donald Trump’s proposal to claw back billions in global health and public media funding, pushing past frustrations within the GOP conference about the White House’s transparency during the process. The White House requested spending cuts narrowly made it through the Senate in a 51-48 vote after GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine voted “no” alongside Democrats because they are RINOs and we all know it.

Because Senate Republicans made changes to the legislation it will need to bounce back to the House, which is expected to vote on it later Thursday. Trump will need to sign the rescissions bill by the end of Friday, otherwise he will be forced to spend the money Congress previously approved.

Meanwhile, Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) missed the vote, laid up in the hospital after feeling under the weather Wednesday night. Speedy recovery, Senator, but your absence didn’t stop the train.

The House has until Friday to get this done and send it to Trump’s desk for his John Hancock. That’s tomorrow, folks.  If they miss the deadline, the money Congress already approved gets spent, and we’re back to square one. Let’s hope the House doesn’t fumble this one as is their wont. Time to keep the pressure on.

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