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U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) released the statement below following the House passage of President Trump’s request to cancel $9 billion in congressionally appropriated funding. The canceled funding includes $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) — which oversees public media networks like NPR, PBS, and their member stations — and about $7 billion in foreign aid.

“Just weeks after ramming through a reckless budget that slashes food assistance and health care for millions of Americans, while also ballooning our national debt — all to give billionaires big tax breaks — Republicans are back at it with another disastrous bill,” said Rep. Carbajal. “This package guts public media, threatening the local radio stations that keep Central Coast families informed, especially during wildfire season. And it doesn’t stop there. The bill’s extreme cuts to foreign aid will cause needless suffering around the world and weaken our country’s national security. As Republicans turn their backs on these public institutions, I will work with my Democratic colleagues to defend the critical programs working families rely on.”