Senate Republicans This Week Are Preparing For Final Vote To Claw Back Funding For Corporation For Public Broadcasting That Supports Locally-Owned PBS TV & NPR Stations In Every Region Of The State – And Without It Could Face Major Cuts To Community Programs & Layoffs
Schumer Says The GOP Plan Would Terminate Tens Of Millions In Funding For Dozens Of NY Public TV & Radio Stations That They Need To Provide Critical Services Like Emergency Weather Alerts, Educational Content For Children, Essential Coverage Of Rural Areas That Otherwise Wouldn’t Exist & More
Schumer: We Must Save Upstate NY’s Public TV & Radio!
HAPPENING TOMORROW VIA ZOOM AT 12:00 PM – As the Senate prepares to vote on Trump’s plan to claw back federal funding for America’s public radio and television stations that could devastate communities across Upstate NY, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer will demand the GOP blocks cuts that would hurt rural areas, emergency preparedness, and children & families in every corner of New York that rely on this programming. Schumer will break down just how much NY stands to lose and the kind of services that could disappear under the GOP plan to strip funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which supports more than 1,500 locally-owned public radio and television stations, including dozens in New York State.
Schumer will break down the impact of these cuts for Upstate NY public news outlets that receive funding from the CPB and call for communities to unite to save these beloved local stations & programs that risk having their budgets decimated and programming cease.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2025
TIME: 12:00 PM
