The House of Representatives approved a measure Thursday to bar federal funding of National Public Radio. The bill also prohibits public radio stations from using federal grant money to pay dues to NPR. The 228-192 vote came mostly along party lines, with most Republicans backing the proposal and nearly all Democrats opposed. Republicans said it was time for the federal government to get out of the radio business. One Democratic representative, John Larson, said this: “Under the guise of saving taxpayer dollars what they’re doing is silencing NPR — not because it saves money, but because it is not...
