Republicans are introducing a bill to pull all government funding from NPR and PBS. The move, first reported by Fox News, comes a day after the stations’ CEOs appeared on Capitol Hill to combat claims both organizations have exhibited bias. Both outlets have denied the allegations, leading to an eventful hearing Wednesday during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing presided over by Marjorie Taylor Greene.

It saw NPR’s CEO, Katherine Maher, own up to not giving the Hunter Biden laptop story that surfaced at the 11th hour of the 2020 election the coverage it deserved. At the time, the long-running radio outlet’s managing editor slammed the story ‘as a distraction.’ It was later substantiated, leaving egg on the face of the broadcaster said to have 87 registered Democrats on its team this time last year – and not a single Republican.

The disparity, Maher conceded, is ‘concerning – if true.’ She insisted NPR does not track such affiliations. Apparently taking notice was Texas Rep. Ronny Jackson, the politician introducing the bill. That will be Thursday, Fox reported this morning. The bill is pointedly titled ‘No Partisan Radio and Partisan Broadcasting Services Act’ – a clear play on the acronyms used for both organizations.

Jackson himself told Fox it would fully cut off any government funding for both NPR and PBS, if passed. ‘Hardworking Americans are sick of footing the bill,’ the House Republican said. ‘It’s time to cut them off and stop forcing taxpayers to pay for their liberal lies.’

On Tuesday, Trump said more of the same, paving the way for an impassioned hearing that saw Greene tear into the two women before her from the outset. Trump, meanwhile, said he ‘would love to’ see funding stripped from both entities. So-called First Buddy Elon Musk said of NPR: ‘It should survive on its own.’

Greene, in rare form Wednesday, slammed PBS as ‘one of the founders of the trans child abuse industry.’ She took issue with the network featuring a drag queen on their show – one the Georgia rep framed as a ‘monster.’ ‘The drag queen was actually not on any of our kids’ shows,’ Kerger responded at another point when questioned about the appearance by Representative William Timmons, a Republican of South Carolina.

He asked whether she thought it was ‘inappropriate to put the drag queen on [a] kids’ show.’ The drag queen, who calls herself Lil Miss Hot Mess, actually appeared on a digital segment on YouTube. ‘It was not for PBS,’ Kerger said in response to Timmons. Greene, meanwhile, continued to call the drag queen – whose likeness was seen in a blown-up image at the hearing – things like ‘repulsive’.

At another moment, Greene confronted Maher – a 41-year-old former tech exec – on some of her more opinionated comments. This included statements to social media penned in the past, like one that slammed Donald Trump as a ‘racist’ and ‘sociopath’ in 2020. When asked by GOP Rep. Tim Burchett about such tweets, Maher said: ‘I regret [them] today.’

The CEO also said she and her team ‘has work to do’, when it comes to offering access to reliable reporting. As for the bill, a subcommittee review is still needed, after which it will be up to a vote from both chambers for it to be signed into law. If so, it will go to the president. At that point, he may override it with a veto or sign it into law.

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