This is clearly a right wing ideological attack on the last bastion of halfway decent media that isn't influenced by mega corporations.
House Votes to Cut Off Money for NPR
The House voted on Thursday to cut off funding for National Public Radio, with Democrats and Republicans fiercely divided over both the content of the bill and the manner in which it was brought to the floor.
Under the measure, sponsored by Representative Doug Lamborn, a Republican from Colorado, stations could not buy programming from NPR or any other source using the $22 million the stations receive from the Treasury for that purpose. Local NPR stations would be able to use federal funds for operating expenses, but not content.
“The time has come for us to claw back this money,” said Representative Marsha Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee.