Rep. Ronny Jackson is celebrating a DOGE cuts package that he believes will "finally" defund NPR and PBS, which he said have become "nothing more than fake news."
An official from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) told Fox News Digital last week that it will primarily target federal funding to NPR, PBS and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Once transmitted to Capitol Hill, lawmakers have 45 days to take up the rescissions package before it's voided. Among the package’s strongest supporters is the House Freedom Caucus, which is demanding the House vote on the package the same week it lands.
Jackson, who has introduced a bill to defund NPR and PBS in every Congress since he was elected, told Fox News Digital that he strongly supports the rescissions package, which he said is fully in line with his long-standing efforts to defund what he has previously called the "chronically biased" media outlets.
The congressman said he is "excited" to codify the DOGE package that "finally cuts off their funding."
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President and CEO of National Public Radio Katherine Maher testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol on March 26, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
She also expressed regret about remarks she made about President Donald Trump, calling him "a fascist and a deranged racist sociopath."
Meanwhile, Kerger's PBS was slammed for producing such programs as "Real Boy," which follows a transgender character exploring sexuality.
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Following the NPR and PBS leaders’ testimonies, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., called the outlets "out of touch with everyday Americans," saying: "I think from what we have heard here today, the American people will not continue to allow such propaganda to be funded through the federal government with their hard-earned tax dollars."
Fox News Digital's Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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