The U.S. House of Representatives passed a $9 billion revocation bill that significantly impacts public media funding. Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) faces a $5 million annual loss, while All Classical Radio loses $500,000 for two years, and KBOO is down $110,000 each year. The bill primarily rescinds foreign aid allocations, totaling $8 billion, affecting billions in global assistance and leading to severe consequences for impoverished populations. Additionally, $1.1 billion was cut from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, limiting resources for NPR and PBS, which are critical to community stations nationwide.
"This is a devastating blow to the entire public media system and communities that rely on the critical public service it provides," OPB declared in a statement sent out Friday morning, July 18. "Millions of people across the country depend on public media every day as an invaluable source of information, education and connection that prepares them to engage fully in civic life."
"People living in rural and remote areas will be especially hard hit as federal funding helps cover the costs of serving people in hard-to-reach places."
"This is not just a number," Suzanne Nance, president and CEO of All Classical Radio, said in a Friday morning statement. "That funding sustains the music, voices, and stories you rely on every day. It helps us broadcast performances from local artists and gives everyone access to quality content."
The majority of the takebacks, passed under pressure from the Trump administration, is in previously approved foreign aid - about $8 billion, including USAID programs that fed and provided medical aid for impoverished people around the world, including war zones. Those cuts will inevitably cost many lives.
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