As the Trump administration continues to freeze funding and scrutinize spending throughout each department of the federal government, Alabama Congressman Dale Strong (R) introduced a bill to effectively pull the plug on National Public Radio. Strong’s bill, entitled the “No More Funding for NPR Act of 2025”, states that after the act is signed, no federal funding will be allocated either directly or indirectly for NPR or any successor organization.
“This legislation would prevent taxpayer dollars from going to the organization, which has a history of bias in political and ideological reporting,” Rep. Strong stated in a press release. “NPR has become nothing more than a mouthpiece for the far left, serving as an extension of the Democratic Party’s communication arm. Hard-earned taxpayer dollars should not be used to fund liberal propaganda. It is past time for Congress to stop subsidizing media that undermines the values and beliefs of everyday Americans. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a non-profit corporation, was created by federal law in 1967 to distribute funding to public media organizations like PBS and NPR. Despite its mandate to create a more informed public, Congressional oversight and investigations have shown that NPR consistently skews reporting to favor liberal opinions, failing to deliver objective and unbiased reporting for the American people.”
Republican presidents have repeatedly threatened to withdraw funding for public media, yet the funding has persisted. In 2012, funding for PBS became a national rallying cry for Democrats, and put Republicans on the defensive for TV shows such as “Sesame Street.”