In June and July 2025, Ashley Hinson of Iowa voted for the rescissions bill that took back federal money from public radio and television (roll call 168; roll call 203), after which the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shut down and Iowa PBS faced the largest cut in its history. On July 3, 2025 she voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (roll call 190), which creates a federal tax credit for private school scholarships without the cost limit the House had passed.
Hinson urged the House to pass the rescission, saying in floor remarks that it rescinds funds for NPR and PBS.
Ashley Hinson's Votes and Statements on Public Broadcasting and School Vouchers
- Hinson Voted Twice to Take Back $1.1 Billion From Public Radio and Television, Including Iowa PBS, in 2025. On June 12, 2025, Ashley Hinson voted yes on the Rescissions Act, which passed the House 214 to 212, a margin at which a switch by her alone would have tied the vote, and a tie fails. On July 18, 2025 she voted for the House rule under which the House was deemed to have concurred in the Senate amendment and sent the bill to the President. The law took back $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting through fiscal year 2027, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shut down. Iowa PBS, whose federal grant was about 18% of its budget, expected to lose about $3.5 million in 2025, the largest cut in its history.
- Hinson Voted for an Uncapped Federal School Voucher Tax Credit in July 2025. On July 3, 2025, Hinson voted yes on the final One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed 218 to 214, after voting in May for the House version, which passed 215 to 214, so it would have failed without her vote. The law creates a federal tax credit for donations to private school scholarship groups that, per taxpayer, shall not exceed $1,700, starting in 2027. The House version had capped the program's total cost; the final law discards the budgetary safeguard included in the House version, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found.
- Hinson Urged the House to Cut Off Federal Money for NPR and PBS in June 2025. In floor remarks her office released on June 13, 2025, Hinson said "This package also rescinds funds for NPR and PBS" and that "public broadcasting has not adhered to objectivity standards enshrined in law". Iowa Public Radio said it expected to lose around $1 million, which is about 10% of its budget, and had already stopped filling open staff positions, in July 2025.
What the Public Broadcasting Cut and Voucher Credit Ashley Hinson Voted For Mean for Iowa
- Public broadcasting. Iowa PBS said the federal cuts will result in staff reductions, program reductions and service reductions over time; Iowa public radio and television stations had received $4,723,772 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 2024, according to CPB data compiled by Senate Appropriations Committee Democrats.
- Vouchers. Iowa will take part in the federal voucher credit: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) announced that she intended to opt Iowa into the program on January 5, 2026, one of 31 states to join by October 8, 2026, according to Ballotpedia.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ashley Hinson on Education
What is Ashley Hinson's record on education under Trump?
Ashley Hinson of Iowa voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which creates a federal tax credit for private school scholarships with no national limit on its cost from 2027, and for the 2025 rescissions law that took back $1.1 billion from public radio and television, including Iowa PBS. She urged the House to pass the rescission, saying it rescinds funds for NPR and PBS.
Did Ashley Hinson vote to cut funding for PBS and NPR?
Yes. Ashley Hinson voted for the Rescissions Act on June 12, 2025 and for the rule that sent it to the President on July 18, 2025. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funded local stations, shut down after the law passed.
Does Ashley Hinson support federal school vouchers?
Ashley Hinson voted for the 2025 law that created the federal scholarship tax credit, on July 3, 2025. The final law dropped the House version's cost limit, so its total cost is not capped; the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found the final law discards the budgetary safeguard.
Last updated: 2026-10-25