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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Jim Banks Introduces
Legislation To Defund NPR

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Posted By: snakeoil, 4/19/2024 11:11:37 AM

Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks introduced legislation Friday to defund National Public Radio (NPR). The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the legislation, which is titled the Defund NPR Act. The bill would cut off any federal funds to NPR. An NPR editor, Uri Berliner, published a piece alleging the outlet has deep political bias and that the Washington D.C. bureau employs 87 registered Democrats and zero registered Republicans.

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87 dims and 0 Republicans is not fair and unbiased. Turn off the spigot.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: itsonlyme 4/19/2024 11:20:44 AM (No. 1702307)
The many Knotseez at NPR give allegiance to the Demented Fuhrer and the thugs under his command.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: wilarrbie 4/19/2024 11:29:49 AM (No. 1702315)
It is but the teensy-tiny tip of the iceberg of things the Federal government should not be funding.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: MsMontana 4/19/2024 11:34:03 AM (No. 1702318)
Take every single dime and pass a provision that never funds NPR ever again. The tax payers don't need to subsidize thinly veiled leftist propaganda.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: nwcudagal 4/19/2024 11:50:41 AM (No. 1702321)
NPR and public tv in general are biased and should not be funded by taxpayers.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: weirdone 4/19/2024 11:55:32 AM (No. 1702323)
Should have been done decades ago,
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Luandir 4/19/2024 11:59:38 AM (No. 1702324)
Too much money will pass under the table to make this happen, but it's a nice thought.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: stablemoney 4/19/2024 12:00:58 PM (No. 1702325)
Johnson will vote with the Democrats to keep NPR funded.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: RCFLyer98 4/19/2024 12:02:12 PM (No. 1702326)
Never fear . . . Rep.; ;Johnson will make sure NPR is funded. No worries!
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Reply 9 - Posted by: BarryNo 4/19/2024 12:18:36 PM (No. 1702332)
I've been waiting to see it actually happen for literally decades.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: DVC 4/19/2024 12:29:13 PM (No. 1702339)
This has been tried about thirty times, won't go thru Senate and Traitor Joe won't sign. Theater.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: MickTurn 4/19/2024 12:49:31 PM (No. 1702347)
NPR is the tip of a HUGE LEFTIST Iceberg. Make all of them into Titanic's and SINK THEM with NO FUNDING. THEN go back and prosecute all of them for Using 5013c status to Politic when it's ILLEGAL. Force those in charge to pay back every CENT WITH INTEREST! If they balk put them in the J6 PRISON for LIFE!
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Reply 12 - Posted by: hershey 4/19/2024 1:16:26 PM (No. 1702355)
Nice gesture, but unfortunately it will never get past the senate or that dimwitted president...
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Reply 13 - Posted by: anniebc 4/19/2024 1:37:11 PM (No. 1702363)
Break the rule and shut down their funding. That's what the left does. We keep losing because we think we're still in a sandbox; they are on the battlefield and winning!
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Reply 14 - Posted by: ASAvet 4/19/2024 1:53:02 PM (No. 1702371)
Better include PBS. Birds of a Feather.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: PlayItAgain 4/19/2024 3:49:58 PM (No. 1702445)
If you can't defund them, appoint Megyn Kelly as CEO. Or Catherine Herridge.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Penney 4/20/2024 12:15:06 AM (No. 1702710)
Well FINALLY!!! ...Public Broadcasting is a lefty-biased disgrace to the First Amendment's duty delegated to the . U.S.A. press!
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