A GOP-backed push for cuts to public broadcasting is picking up momentum in Congress as lawmakers brace for a formal request from the Trump administration to claw back millions of dollars in funds.

But concerns are bubbling up among some Republicans over what those cuts could mean for programs and constituents back home.

“I think most Nebraskans like our NPR, PBS,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) said on Tuesday, when talking about the local stations affiliated with both networks.

“I could see some reductions, but to just cut them out,” Bacon said, adding he hasn't "committed one way or the other way."

But he said he's had a "great working relationship" with the local public stations and that "they've been fair."

“I like PBS in Idaho, they do some great programs that you’ll lose, frankly,” Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) also said on Tuesday. “I understand other members view public television differently in their states.”

“So, you know, you have to vote your district,” he added.

Reports broke earlier this month that the White House was preparing to send Congress a “rescissions package” that sought to claw back about $1 billion in already authorized funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), along with billions of dollars in cuts to other agencies.

The White House had been expected to send the package upon lawmakers’ return to Washington this week. But Speaker Mike Johnson........

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