Rep. McCollum to Host Listening Session: Impacts of Defunding Public Media and International Aid on Minnesotans

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Congresswoman Betty McCollum will host a listening session on Thursday, August 7 at 11:00 AM CT to hear from Minnesota nonprofit leaders and public media providers about how they are being impacted by cuts to federal funding.

During a late-night vote on July 17, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, a recissions package sought by President Trump on a vote of 216-213. The law rescinds more than $9 billion in federal funding that had been passed on a bipartisan basis just months earlier. H.R. 4 defunds public broadcasting and claws back funding for international development.

WHAT: Listening Session on the Minnesota Impact of Federal Funding Cuts in H.R. 4

WHEN: Thursday, August 7 at 11:00 AM CT

WHO: Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Dean of the Minnesota Congressional Delegation; Niels Knutson, Director of Government Relations at Twin Cities PBS (TPT); Mark Evans, Managing Director of Distribution at Minnesota Public Radio/American Public Media; Joel Glaser, President & Chief Executive Officer at Association of Minnesota Public Educational Radio Stations (AMPERS); Neal Porter, Director of International Services at Center for Victims of Torture; Amy Hansen, Senior Advancement Manager at Nonviolent Peaceforce; Kari Aanestad, Vice President at Minnesota Council of Nonprofits.

WHERE: Minnesota Senate Building Hearing Room 1100 | 95 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55103 

RSVP: Members of the media can RSVP by contacting mccollumpress@mail.house.gov with subject line “Listening Session.”