{"id":2462720,"date":"2025-07-16T21:28:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T01:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaine-warner-condemn-gop-push-to-rescind-public-broadcasting-funds-a-shortsighted-effort-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T21:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T01:33:11","slug":"kaine-warner-condemn-gop-push-to-rescind-public-broadcasting-funds-a-shortsighted-effort-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kaine-warner-condemn-gop-push-to-rescind-public-broadcasting-funds-a-shortsighted-effort-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaine, Warner condemn GOP push to rescind public broadcasting funds: \u2018A shortsighted effort\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkaine-warner-condemn-gop-push-to-rescind-public-broadcasting-funds-a-shortsighted-effort-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2462720&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, both Democrats from Virginia, have strongly criticized a republican-led proposal, supported by President Donald Trump, to rescind over $1 billion in federal funding previously allocated to public broadcasting. They argue that this move is shortsighted and hazardous, particularly because public broadcasting plays a vital role in delivering emergency alerts and providing educational programming, especially in rural communities. Warner highlighted the importance of such funding in the wake of recent deadly floods in Texas, emphasizing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mtg-warns-pbs-and-npr-hate-us-on-their-own-dime-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"MTG warns PBS and ...: \u2018Hate us on their own dime\u2019 - Washington Examiner\">defunding public media<\/a> could jeopardize public safety and aid foreign adversaries. The proposal is part of a broader rescissions package and targets over 1,500 public radio and television stations nationwide. While the bill has advanced in the Senate with Vice President JD Vance breaking a tie, it faces opposition from some Republican senators. Critics of public broadcasting funding dispute the senators&#8217; claims, citing examples where NPR affiliates allegedly failed to provide timely local emergency coverage. Despite this controversy, Warner and Kaine remain committed to opposing the cuts, stressing the critical role of public media in communities across America.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kaine, Warner condemn GOP push to rescind public broadcasting funds: &lsquo;A shortsighted effort&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2146970\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sens. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3457604\/warner-slams-trump-administration-after-uva-president-ouster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mark Warner\">Mark Warner<\/a> (D-VA) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3455423\/war-powers-vote-limit-trump-military-authority-fails-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Mark Warner\">Tim Kaine<\/a> (D-VA) are blasting congressional Republicans and the Trump administration over a proposal to rescind more than $1 billion in previously approved federal funding for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/faith-freedom-self-reliance\/3461121\/npr-pbs-media-bias-federal-funding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"public broadcasting\">public broadcasting<\/a>, calling it a dangerous and shortsighted move that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >threatens rural emergency alert systems<\/a> and essential public programming.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warner.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/2025\/7\/warner-kaine-slam-republican-attempts-to-defund-public-broadcasting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"joint statement\">joint statement<\/a> issued Tuesday, the Democratic senators said they were &ldquo;deeply disturbed&rdquo; by Republican efforts to gut funding for public broadcasting, including $100 million allocated to Virginia. The proposal, part of a broader $9.4 billion rescissions package backed by President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, targets more than 1,500 public radio and television stations nationwide.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3472003\/farms-bankruptcy-filings-2025\/\">More farms nationwide filed for bankruptcy in first three months of 2025 than all of last year, research shows<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3470576\/cost-of-postal-stamps-usps-price-increase\/\">Cost of postal stamps has gone up: What to know about latest USPS price hike<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3469990\/gas-prices-steady-middle-of-july\/\">Gas prices remain steady heading into the middle of July<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;In yet another shortsighted effort, President Trump is now trying to gut public radio and broadcast TV news, which deliver impartial news, critical information, and educational programming to communities all across the country,&rdquo; the senators wrote. &ldquo;Public radio plays a key role in public safety, delivering emergency alerts during disasters like floods, hurricanes, and wildfires.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Warner emphasized the point <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkWarner\/status\/1945514596908876059\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"in a video\">in a video<\/a> posted to social media Wednesday, recorded from his car, in which he linked the proposal to recent deadly flooding in Texas.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This week Republicans are rescinding already approved funding that powers emergency alerts in rural communities. <\/p>\n<p>In light of the heartbreaking tragedy in Texas, how can anyone support this? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WO8HTABIn4\">pic.twitter.com\/WO8HTABIn4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mark Warner (@MarkWarner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkWarner\/status\/1945514596908876059?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This week, Republicans are rescinding already approved funding that powers emergency alerts in rural communities,&rdquo; Warner said. &ldquo;In light of the heartbreaking tragedy in Texas, how can anyone support this?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He warned that public stations are critical in transmitting emergency alerts when other communications systems fail. Warner added that defunding public media would be &ldquo;a huge gift to China.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance broke a 50-50 tie Tuesday night to move the bill forward after three Republican senators &mdash; Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitch McConnell &mdash; joined Democrats in opposition. Senators must now clear several procedural obstacles and engage in up to 10 hours of debate before the measure reaches a final floor vote. If passed, the legislation will return to the House for consideration before Friday&rsquo;s deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Critics of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-for-cutting-npr-funds-after-editor-accuses-network-of-bias\/\" title=\"Trump demands ... ... cut over bias accusation\">public media funding<\/a>, such as Media Research Center&rsquo;s Dan Schneider, dismissed Warner&rsquo;s warnings.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, Schneider claimed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/npr-public-editor\/2025\/07\/10\/g-s1-76874\/when-flash-floods-erupted-in-texas-hill-country-did-npr-cover-it-well\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NPR was &ldquo;sleeping&rdquo;\">NPR was &ldquo;sleeping&rdquo;<\/a> during the Texas floods and cited examples of local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3472593\/amy-klobuchar-slams-public-broadcasting-cuts-that-get-alerts-out-on-natural-disasters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NPR was &ldquo;sleeping&rdquo;\">NPR<\/a> affiliates airing national programming rather than flood updates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;@MarkWarner, your narrative has been overcome by the facts,&rdquo; Schneider <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Schneider_DC\/status\/1945526263323545979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a>. &ldquo;NPR has admitted to sleeping through the TX floods&hellip; That&rsquo;s for helping us educate you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Schneider alleged that Texas Public Radio was slow to respond to the July 4 flash floods, posting updates hours after commercial radio stations had already issued emergency advisories and interviewed local officials.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When the flood hit at 4:03 a.m., the NPR affiliate in Kerrville aired <em>Morning Edition<\/em> from Washington, D.C., rather than providing local news,&rdquo; he <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/schneider_dc\/status\/1944804209536459087?s=46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> on X. &ldquo;That day, listeners heard commentary calling the Reconciliation Bill an &lsquo;abomination&rsquo; and labeling Trump a liar. MRC has looked but found no evidence that Texas Public Radio interrupted its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mma-fighter-helen-peralta-wears-f-disney-tape-over-breasts-during-weigh-in\/\" title=\"MMA Fighter Helen Peralta Wears \u201cF*** Disney\u201d Tape Over Breasts During Weigh-in\">regularly scheduled programming<\/a> to provide urgent advisories about the flood.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>editor-in-chief Hugo Gurdon also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hgurdon\/status\/1945531476314841538\" title=\"pushed back\">pushed back<\/a> on Warner&rsquo;s rescission framing, noting, &ldquo;Rescission is essentially Congress changing its mind, which it should do when it decides that spending is unnecessary or damaging.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3472593\/amy-klobuchar-slams-public-broadcasting-cuts-that-get-alerts-out-on-natural-disasters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"AMY KLOBUCHAR SLAMS PUBLIC BROADCASTING CUTS THAT 'GET ALERTS OUT' ON NATURAL DISASTERS\">AMY KLOBUCHAR SLAMS PUBLIC BROADCASTING CUTS THAT &lsquo;GET ALERTS OUT&rsquo; ON NATURAL DISASTERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Still, Warner and Kaine argue that the cuts would endanger public safety and devastate rural access to news and education. They vowed to fight the rescission package as it goes through the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are a better country than this,&rdquo; Warner said in his video. &ldquo;This November and next, we have to vote to put a muzzle on this awful administration.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2146970\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2146970\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaine, Warner criticize GOP plan to cut public broadcasting funds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2462721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mark-Warner-and-Tim-Kaine.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6203,15835,6976],"class_list":["post-2462720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-gop","tag-kaine","tag-warner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Mark-Warner-and-Tim-Kaine.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2462720"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2462724,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462720\/revisions\/2462724"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2462721"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2462720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2462720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2462720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}