07.09.2025 Schumer goes to bat for public broadcasting in New York
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer held a press conference on Wednesday, July 9, to discuss how an upcoming Senate vote on a federal rescission package would affect public broadcasters in Upstate New York.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on his colleagues to block a federal rescission bill that would claw back $1.1 billion previously allocated to public radio and television stations nationwide. During a July 9 press conference, Schumer started by outlining his personal connections to public media, citing memories of watching Robert MacNeil on the original PBS News Hour. The Democrat believes the cuts would severely hurt rural parts of New York State that rely on public broadcasters as the only source of news.
“In many parts of rural Upstate New York, public broadcasting is the only source of news. Taking away this funding could blow a massive hole in the budgets of Upstate television and radio stations,” Schumer said.