House Republicans Propose 8% Cut to FCC and Other Agencies in Funding Stopgap
House Republican leaders’ proposed continuing resolution to extend federal appropriations through Oct. 31 would reduce ongoing funding for the FCC, FTC, NTIA and all other agencies by more than 8%, not accounting for inflation, from levels in the FY 2023…
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appropriations package enacted in December. Congress in that measure allocated the FCC more than $390 million, the FTC $430 million and NTIA $62 million (see 2212210077). The House CR has almost no chance of making it through the Senate due to Democratic opposition to the proposed funding cuts. It was also unclear if the CR could make it through the House due to resistance from some of the chamber’s most conservative Republicans. “I don't know” if the CR can pass the House, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., told reporters. “Every day will be a challenge. We've got a long week” and “we have to get together, figure it out, and move forward.”