1. United States
2. Iowa
3. Letter

I am writing to express my outrage and heartbreak over your support for the Senate’s recent rescissions bill, which includes slashing funding for public media. This vote is not just a policy decision—it is a disgraceful betrayal of the values you claim to uphold. Public media has been a lifeline for generations of poor and working-class families across the United States. It educates children whose schools are underfunded. It informs communities ignored by corporate media. It provides safe, thoughtful, and enriching programming for families who can’t afford private alternatives. You voted to take that away. Let me be blunt: supporting these cuts makes you look like a heartless monster. You’ve targeted a program that has never served the powerful—it has always served the vulnerable. Your vote didn’t save money; it harmed children. It didn’t promote responsibility; it promoted cruelty. What’s even more infuriating is the moral hypocrisy. You and so many of your colleagues invoke your Christian faith when it suits you politically—but where is that faith now? No true Christian, grounded in the teachings of Christ, would vote to rip vital resources from children and families in need. Jesus said, “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” Your vote did the exact opposite. Public media is one of the last truly public goods in this country—accessible, educational, and free. Defunding it is not just a policy failure; it’s a spiritual failure. If your beliefs are sincere, and not just talking points, I urge you to reflect on the harm this decision causes to the very people you were elected to serve. I demand that you work to restore funding to public media immediately. If you do not, your legacy will not be one of leadership or faith—but of cruelty and cowardice.