Blumenthal Statement on Republican Vote to Dismantle Public Broadcasting & Foreign Aid

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today after the Senate approved a so-called “rescissions package” that makes devastating cuts to local news stations, slashes funding for emergency alert systems, and eliminates bipartisan foreign policy investments:

“Everything about this bill reeks of cruelty, from cutting off educational television to letting children starve. I am especially angry about the devastating cuts Republicans have made to public broadcasting – outlets that hold politicians accountable, produce local news in a vast wasteland of social media, and provide a lifeline during natural disasters. Republicans are killing Elmo and canceling local emergency alerts because they’re too thin-skinned to handle a couple of tough questions from the free and independent press. It’s pathetic and it’s harmful — an act of cowardice.”

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