The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which allocates funds to NPR and PBS, said on Friday is has started an “orderly wind-down” of its operation, weeks after congressional Republicans voted in favor of President Trump’s plan to claw back $1.1 billion in taxpayer funding for public broadcasters.

“Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations,” CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison said in a statement.

Harrison added: “CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care.”

The CPB on Friday told employees that the majority of staffers will

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