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Johnson wants ‘consensus’ on cutting funding for Planned Parenthood and PBS

By Emily Hallas
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) wants to cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood and PBS as part of a broader effort to downsize the size of government and reduce spending.

During an interview with Fox News host Martha MacCallum on Wednesday, Johnson detailed some of his hopes to scale back “the administrative state,” which the incoming Trump administration is targeting through the new Department of Government Efficiency. 

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