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House GOP Recissions Package Voted Down by Rep. Cleaver Amid Concerns Over Foreign Aid Cuts and Funding for Public Broadcasting

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U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), voted against the House GOP recissions package that would have cut $9.4 billion from the federal budget. The bill would have defunded America's public broadcasting, including NPR and PBS, threatening vital sources of nonpartisan news, educational programming, and emergency services for all Americans. Congressman Cleaver has been a longtime supporter of public broadcasting, pushing back on the Trump administration's efforts to undermine these services.

Key Takeaways:

  • Congressman Cleaver voted against the House GOP recissions package that would have cut $9.4 billion from the federal budget.
  • The bill would have defunded America's public broadcasting, including NPR and PBS, threatening vital sources of nonpartisan news, educational programming, and emergency services for all Americans.
  • Congressman Cleaver introduced an amendment to remove a provision within the Republican rescission package that would have eliminated federal funding for public broadcasting, but it was not adopted.
  • Congressman Cleaver has been a longtime supporter of public broadcasting, having joined a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers to call for continued funding in March and again in May.
  • Emmanuel Cleaver, II is the U.S. Representative for Missouri's Fifth Congressional District, which includes Kansas City, Independence, Lee's Summit, and surrounding areas.
  • Congressman Cleaver is a member of the House Financial Services Committee and Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance.

Statistics:

  • $9.4 billion: The total amount of funding that would have been cut from the federal budget under the House GOP recissions package.
  • 16 million: The number of Americans who would have lost healthcare under the bill.
  • 9.4 million: The number of people who rely on public broadcasting services each week (Source: Corporation for Public Broadcasting).
  • 80%: The percentage of public broadcasting TV viewers who rely on PBS as their primary source of local news (Source: Corporation for Public Broadcasting).

Sources:

  • United States House of Representatives -- Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II (5th District Missouri)
  • MIL OSI USA News (http://milnz.co.nz/mil-osi-aggregation/)
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting (reference to 9.4 million viewers and 80% news reliance)

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