Republican Agenda: Deficit-Exploding Tax Goodies for Billionaires and Big Corporations, Cuts to Educational Kids Programming

“Right after Republicans showered tax goodies on billionaires and big corporations in their so-called ‘big, beautiful bill,’ they voted to cut educational programming for our children. Republicans are coming after Big Bird again! Their priorities are once again, on full display.

Make no mistake: Gutting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is gutting our local public news stations, who rely on CPB funding. These local news stations provide free educational content to our children and critical emergency alerts to our communities during natural disasters. They are locally owned and operated and are overwhelmingly trusted by Americans to provide reliable information. This rescission package will devastate local news stations, especially those in rural areas. Some stations will likely be forced to shutter.

Additionally, this legislation slashes foreign aid for our allies in Eastern Europe and funding to help individuals fleeing conflict and facing hunger. It slashes global health programs, including family planning services for women around the world.

With this rescission package, our local communities will suffer, and our global standing will take a deeper hit.”

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.