Congressman McGarvey Slams Donald Trump’s Plan to Cut $1.1 Billion From Public Broadcasting, Which Provides Emergency Weather Alerts in Kentucky

June 04, 2025 Congressman McGarvey Slams Donald Trump’s Plan to Cut $1.1 Billion From Public Broadcasting, Which Provides Emergency Weather Alerts in Kentucky oday, Congressman Morgan McGarvey responded to the news that Donald Trump plans to cut $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding to NPR and PBS. Public broadcastingprovides many services for Kentuckians, including emergency weather alerts that have saved lives during the recent deadly storms. “Kentuckians rely on public broadcasting for disaster and extreme weather alerts, especially in rural parts of the Commonwealth. Donald Trump's plan to cut these services by $1.1 billion makes us all less safe." ### Print Email Share Tweet