The White House has submitted a rescissions package to Congress, asking them to eliminate more than a billion dollars in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR and PBS. This follows an executive order last month where President Donald Trump aimed to defund CPB, which is now facing lawsuits. Chicago Public Media CEO Melissa Bell joined WBEZ to discuss what this means for the organization.

Melba Lara is the longtime Chicago host of NPR’s on WBEZ This interview was lightly edited for grammar and clarity.

Melissa, we talked recently after the president signed the executive order to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Can you explain how this rescissions package is different from all that?

Sure. It’s actually a much more troubling step forward. Congr

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