Leaders in Wisconsin public broadcasting said they are expecting to lose $6 million every year after Congress passed $1. 1 billion in federal funding cuts to public broadcasting.

President Donald J. Trump on Thursday signed a $9 billion rescissions bill that revokes money Congress originally

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led Congress has passed President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion in public broadcasting and foreign aid spending.

Federal funding cuts to public radio and television stations, which threaten the existence of some small broadcasters on the continent, are expected to have a muted immediate impact on Hawaiʻi broadcasters and their listeners, viewers and staffs, despite dealing the stations financial blows.

Filmmaker Ken Burns said it's "shortsighted" to eliminate funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, as public media has become a target of the White House.

The clawback measure's approval achieves a longstanding goal of Trump's to cut funding for the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio.