Lindsey Graham, Marco Rubio and a bipartisan group of senators say they are planning to review the U.S. Global Agency for Media's funding after its CEO fired longtime agency officials.
of the entities under the U.S. Global Agency for Media, including those who ran Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the Middle East Broadcasting Network and the Open Technology Fund.
"These actions, which came without any consultation with congress, let along notification, raise serious questions about the future of the U.S. Agency for Global Media under your leadership," the letter said. "Given the bipartisan and bicameral concern with recent events, we intend to do a thorough review of USAGM's funding," the letter explained.
Rubio has a connection to the former head of the Radio Free Europe. Jamie Fly, the former president of the network, was once an aide to the Florida Republican.
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