# Claim 359

One Republican member said anger at network editorial decisions should not fall on local stations.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: One Republican member said anger at network editorial decisions should not fall on local stations.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: A Republican lawmaker distinguishes stations from network editors
- About: [incident 2025-congress-rescinds-cpb-funding](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-congress-rescinds-cpb-funding)
- Source: Congress rolls back $9 billion in public media funding and foreign aid. https://www.npr.org/2025/07/18/nx-s1-5469912/npr-congress-rescission-funding-trump
- Publisher: NPR
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2025-07-18

## Quotation from the source

> If you're mad at the editorial people, that's fine. But you shouldn't be mad at the stations.

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