WASHINGTON DC – U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement after Senate Republicans passed Donald Trump’s extreme bill to claw back funding for public broadcasting, which will hurt rural communities in Nevada that rely on it for key information including extreme weather threats and important public safety announcements. Public broadcasting in Nevada like Nevada Public Radio, Las Vegas PBS, KUNR, and Reno PBS will see millions of dollars in cuts as a result of this package.
“Senate Republicans continue to bend at the knee to Donald Trump at the expense of hardworking families in rural communities,” dijo el Senador Rosen. “Republicans passed an extreme bill in the dead of night in the Senate that will turn out the lights on Nevada public broadcasting stations that provide essential information like emergency weather alerts for rural areas in our state. After jacking up our national debt by giving billionaires more tax cuts, Senate Republicans are now trying to balance the budget by cutting more critical services that hardworking families rely on. It’s despicable.”
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