Article originally appeared on thefederalist.com.
All things considered, National Public Radio represents the left wing of American journalism. Conservatives, of course, have known that for years. It took a veteran NPR editor with an ax to grind and some resurfaced tweets to drive home the point that the “Fresh Air” of public radio stinks with leftist bias.
So the question is: Why is the American taxpayer paying for this Pravda?
Some lawmakers are saying enough is enough.
U.S. Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., is introducing a bill to defund NPR. The bill’s draft, exclusively provided to The Federalist, prohibits federal funds in general from going to the radio network. The bill specifically bars federal funds from being used for payment of dues to NPR and for “the acquisition of radio programs (including programs to be distributed or disseminated over the internet) by or for the use of radio broadcast station…”
No grants. No loans. No cooperative agreements. No direct …
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