Heated Debate in House Over Bill to Cut NPR Funding

There will be no surprise later today when House Republicans get their way on a resolution to defund National Public Radio. But that doesn’t mean that members on both sides of the aisle in the House couldn’t have a little fun, and get a little heated, during the pre-vote debate.

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., made it to the House floor in record time via an emergency vote in the Rules Committee on Wednesday.

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