Senator Murkowski Continues to Defend Public Broadcasting in Senate Appropriations Committee

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs · August 1, 2025

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Opening and framing: public broadcasting funding

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A senator opened by urging a focused discussion on funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the value of public radio and TV for small, tribal and community stations. She noted her prior vote to move the Labor-HHS bill out of committee despite concerns about funding for public broadcasting.

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A senator addressed the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs about proposed support for public broadcasting, warning that recent federal rescissions risk forcing rural and tribal stations in Alaska to close and that gaps in emergency alerting left at least one community without NOAA EAS notifications during a recent tsunami watch.

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