Congress returns from break with full slate including DOGE panel testimony from NPR, PBS leaders

NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger will testify before the committee Wednesday

Published: March 24, 2025 3:53pm

Members of Congress return this week to Capitol Hill after an extended spring break with a full slate including the House DOGE committee on Wednesday hearing from the leaders of National Public Radio and Public Broadcasting Station, amid concerns about their news outlets putting out "anti-American" content.

"The CEOs will be asked to explain why the demonstrably biased news coverage they produce for an increasingly narrow and elitist audience should continue to be funded by the broad taxpaying public," Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said Monday.

Set to testify are NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger, in the hearing titled: “Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable.”

"Both organizations have repeatedly undermined the trust of Americans by ignoring stories that were damaging to the Biden Administration, dismissing calls to perform more balanced reporting, and continuing to pursue partisan coverage. This hearing will assess whether the American taxpayer should continue to subsidize NPR and PBS," continued Greene, a Georgia Republican.

NPR, PBS and Voice of America faced calls for defunding or reform after President Donald Trump returned to office over their alleged liberal bias.

House Republicans are also facing a lot of pressure to have a plan for a budget resolution, which doesn't seem likely due to infighting in the Democrat and Republicans in the House and Senate, according to the news outlet Politico.

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson has the goal of having a budget blueprint with the Senate passed by April 7.

The Senate will also be voting for the nominations of John Phelan for Navy secretary and Christopher Landau for deputy secretary of State.

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