[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Brian Stelter [@brianstelter](/creator/twitter/brianstelter) on x 743.8K followers Created: 2025-07-17 13:53:51 UTC Full statement from NPR CEO Katherine Maher about the rescission package >>> "In the early hours of the morning on July 17, the Senate narrowly passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025 XX to XX. The bill now moves back to the House for another vote on the current, amended version, giving Congress one more opportunity to protect the local, independent public radio stations by rejecting this rescission. Nearly 3-in-4 Americans say they rely on their public radio stations for alerts and news for their public safety. In fact, while the Senate voted on the floor yesterday, a XXX earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska, prompting three coastal stations to start broadcasting live tsunami warnings, urging their communities to head to high ground. When the tsunami sirens started to blare, the voice message in the warning instructed community members to tune in to local radio. Even in the face of evacuation warnings, staff at KUCB, a station located in Unalaska, in the Aleutian Islands, remained at the station at sea level to get emergency messages on the air in coordination with public safety officials. KUCB is the only radio station serving Unalaska and the surrounding area – there are no alternatives, commercial or otherwise. The station provided up-to-date information to the Unalaska community throughout the entire evacuation and all-clear procedure. This emergency response work cannot be replaced by FEMA, which lacks the capacity and resources to maintain a permanent emergency presence in every town and community across the nation. This work has always been delivered in partnership with local stations, because it requires a dedicated, daily presence — and the type of relationship with the local community that saw KUCB staff members remain in harm’s way in order to ensure their neighbors had access to potentially life-saving information. Public radio is a lifeline, connecting rural communities to the rest of the nation, and providing life-saving emergency broadcasting and weather alerts. It cannot be replaced, so it is essential that its funding be sustained. We call on the House of Representatives to reject this elimination of public media funding, which directly harms their communities and constituents, and could very well place lives at risk." XXXXXX engagements  [Post Link](https://x.com/brianstelter/status/1945844398597541916)
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Brian Stelter @brianstelter on x 743.8K followers
Created: 2025-07-17 13:53:51 UTC
Full statement from NPR CEO Katherine Maher about the rescission package >>>
"In the early hours of the morning on July 17, the Senate narrowly passed H.R. 4, the Rescissions Act of 2025 XX to XX. The bill now moves back to the House for another vote on the current, amended version, giving Congress one more opportunity to protect the local, independent public radio stations by rejecting this rescission.
Nearly 3-in-4 Americans say they rely on their public radio stations for alerts and news for their public safety. In fact, while the Senate voted on the floor yesterday, a XXX earthquake struck off the coast of Alaska, prompting three coastal stations to start broadcasting live tsunami warnings, urging their communities to head to high ground. When the tsunami sirens started to blare, the voice message in the warning instructed community members to tune in to local radio.
Even in the face of evacuation warnings, staff at KUCB, a station located in Unalaska, in the Aleutian Islands, remained at the station at sea level to get emergency messages on the air in coordination with public safety officials. KUCB is the only radio station serving Unalaska and the surrounding area – there are no alternatives, commercial or otherwise. The station provided up-to-date information to the Unalaska community throughout the entire evacuation and all-clear procedure.
This emergency response work cannot be replaced by FEMA, which lacks the capacity and resources to maintain a permanent emergency presence in every town and community across the nation. This work has always been delivered in partnership with local stations, because it requires a dedicated, daily presence — and the type of relationship with the local community that saw KUCB staff members remain in harm’s way in order to ensure their neighbors had access to potentially life-saving information.
Public radio is a lifeline, connecting rural communities to the rest of the nation, and providing life-saving emergency broadcasting and weather alerts. It cannot be replaced, so it is essential that its funding be sustained. We call on the House of Representatives to reject this elimination of public media funding, which directly harms their communities and constituents, and could very well place lives at risk."
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