June 3, 2025
WASHINGTON - Heritage Action, a conservative grassroots organization with over 2.5 million grassroots supporters nationwide, released the following statement from Executive Vice President Ryan Walker in support of President Trump’s proposed rescissions package to eliminate woke and wasteful government spending, including funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID):
“Heritage Action applauds President Trump and his administration for delivering a bold rescissions package to Congress today, unlocking a key step towards restoring fiscal sanity and reining in Washington’s reckless spending. This package, targeting $9.4 billion in woke, unnecessary government programs like USAID, NPR and PBS, underscores a commitment to delivering on the promises made to the American people to slash wasteful government spending and curb the federal deficit. Since our founding, Heritage Action has fought to cut federal funding from these institutions.
We urge Congress to work swiftly with the Trump Administration to approve this rescissions package. Heritage Action will continue to hold lawmakers accountable to be proper stewards of American taxpayer dollars and deliver on President Trump’s mandate.”
Background:
Heritage Action: How Congress Can Use Rescissions to Cut Spending
The Heritage Foundation: Defunding NPR and PBS Through Rescissions Is a Good Start
The Heritage Foundation: Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable
The Heritage Foundation: NPR and PBS are Begging for Mercy. They Don’t Deserve it.
The Heritage Foundation: America Last: How Foreign Aid Undermined U.S. Interests Around the World
The Heritage Foundation: The USAID Betrayal
The Heritage Foundation: How USAID Went Woke and Destroyed Itself
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