On June 12 and July 18, 2025, Ashley Hinson of Iowa voted for the rescissions package that canceled money Congress had approved, including federal money for public broadcasting through fiscal year 2027 (roll call 168; roll call 203); the Corporation for Public Broadcasting then voted to dissolve itself, and Iowa PBS faced the largest cut in the station's 55-year history. On July 3, 2025 she voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (roll call 190), which gave ICE billions for detention that has been a boon for private prison companies, NPR reported.
Hinson urged the House to pass the rescission, saying "I urge my colleagues to join me in passing his bill".
Ashley Hinson's Votes and Statements on Rescissions and Where the Money Went
- Hinson Voted Twice for the $9 Billion Rescissions Package That Ended Federal Money for Public Broadcasting, in 2025. On June 12, 2025, Ashley Hinson voted yes on the Rescissions Act, which passed 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 rule under which the House was deemed to have concurred in the Senate amendment, sending the bill to the President. The law took back money Congress had already approved: $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting through fiscal year 2027, within a $9 billion rescissions package that also cut foreign aid. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's board then voted to dissolve itself after 58 years, and PBS said it was cutting about 15% of its jobs.
- Hinson Voted for the $45 Billion in ICE Detention Money That Fed Private Prison Companies' Growth, in 2025. On July 3, 2025, Hinson voted for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, after voting for the House version, which passed 215 to 214 in May. The law funds ICE for single adult alien detention capacity and family residential center capacity, money the National Immigration Law Center put at $45 billion to detain immigrant adults and families. NPR reported that the money has been a boon for private prison companies, which lobbied for the law, and a Project on Government Oversight review found that CSI Aviation was awarded US$1.2 billion in contracts (a 238 percent increase over the previous year) for ICE flights in 2025.
- Hinson Urged the House to Pass the Rescissions Package, Calling It $9.4 Billion in Cuts, in June 2025. In House floor remarks her office released on June 13, 2025, Ashley Hinson said, "President Trump's rescissions package cuts $9.4 billion dollars", that "This package also rescinds funds for NPR and PBS", and "I urge my colleagues to join me in passing his bill". Her remarks endorsed the whole package, which the White House had sent to formalize a slew of DOGE cuts; the Government Accountability Office later found that some of DOGE's savings estimates are incorrect or lack supporting evidence.
What the Rescissions Ashley Hinson Voted For Cost Iowa's Public Stations
- Public television. Iowa PBS expected losing about $3.5 million in the next 60 days after the rescission passed, Iowa Public Radio reported in July 2025.
- Public radio. Iowa Public Radio said in its 2025 impact report that it "lost $1 million in annual funding" when federal money for public broadcasting ended, about 10% of its budget, and that "The effects were immediate. We slowed hiring and left positions vacant." Iowa PBS said the cuts will result in staff reductions, program reductions and service reductions over time.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ashley Hinson on Government spending
What is Ashley Hinson's record on government spending under Trump?
Ashley Hinson of Iowa voted twice for the 2025 rescissions package that took back $1.1 billion from public broadcasting and other money Congress had approved, and urged the House to pass it. She voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's ICE detention money, which a Project on Government Oversight review tied to a surge in contractors' ICE awards in 2025, according to CorpWatch.
How did Ashley Hinson vote on cutting funding for PBS, NPR and Iowa public stations?
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, after telling the House that public broadcasting has not adhered to objectivity standards enshrined in law. Iowa public stations had received $4,723,772 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 2024, according to CPB data compiled by Senate Appropriations Committee Democrats.
Why did Ashley Hinson vote to cut public broadcasting?
Ashley Hinson told the House in June 2025 that public broadcasting "has pushed biased narratives and forced inappropriate content on children", in remarks urging passage of the rescission. Federal money had made up about 18% of its budget at Iowa PBS, Iowa Public Radio reported.
Last updated: 2026-10-25