House votes to defund NPR

The U.S. House of Representatives voted today by a 228-192 margin to defund taxpayer subsidies to National Public Radio, a far-left propaganda operation.

If liberal elites want their own radio network, let them pay for it.

NewsBusters publisher and Media Research Center president Brent Bozell released moments ago:

Republicans said today that the arrogant liberal sneers at taxpayers in Flyover Country deserve to be met by NPR raising its own money in its own fancy cafes. And an organization that admits catering to a "core audience that is predominately white, liberal, highly educated, elite" is among the last that should survive budget cuts if legislators are serious about cutting unnecessary spending.

We applaud the 228 Representatives who stepped up to say so with their votes in the House today. If the Senate and President Obama really care about reckless spending, they'll pony up and do the same. The time is now to stop wasting taxpayer dollars on funding NPR.

House approves GOP bill to defund NPR - The Hill's Blog Briefing Room