Congress approves $653 million for VoA, RFA and other USAGM broadcasters 

3 months ago

Tenzin Nyidon 

DHARAMSHALA, Jan. 14: The U.S. Congress has reached a bipartisan agreement to allocate approximately $653 million to fund the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the federal agency that oversees international broadcasters including the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia (RFA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), and others.

Lawmakers from both the House of Representatives and the Senate reached an agreement as part of a broader bipartisan spending bill released on Sunday. 

According to the spending plan text, the bulk of the allocation, roughly $643 million, will go toward USAGM’s international broadcasting operations, with nearly $10 million...

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