Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander voted against House Republicans’ rescission package, legislation that claws back $9 billion in federal funding already appropriated by Congress for public media, foreign aid, and more. 

“For more than sixty years, Congress has, on a bipartisan basis, supported public broadcasting by investing in the operations of more than 1,500 locally managed and operated public television and radio stations across America,” said Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander. “In New Hampshire, NHPR and NH PBS are critical pillars of our democracy and way of life. Their journalists deliver local news independently without fear or favor. Their programming helps ensure our kids are successful in school and keeps our most rural communities engaged and informed, including in times of emergency. That’s why I voted against this cruel and senseless bill and will never stop fighting to protect public media.”

Specifically, this legislation would cut $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which funds NPR and PBS and more than 1,500 locally managed and operated public television and radio stations across America, including in New Hampshire.
  

Congresswoman Goodlander has dedicated her life to serving our state and our country, and fighting to ensure Granite Staters get a fair deal. A member of the Rapid Response and Litigation Task Force, she has filed legal briefs against some of the Trump Administration’s most egregious attacks. She voted against the GOP’s Big, Brutal budget that skyrockets our debt and makes the biggest cuts to nutrition assistance and health care in American history, all to pave the way for trillions in tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. 

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