Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, told Newsmax on Wednesday that testimony from the heads of NPR and PBS earlier in the day did not change his mind that they should no longer receive federal funds.

Katherine Maher, president and CEO of NPR, and Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, testified before the Oversight Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency to address the perceived liberal bias displayed by the publicly funded news outlets.

Comer told “Finnerty” that Maher and Kerger didn’t say anything to change his mind. The networks combined reportedly received $535 million annually in taxpayer revenue from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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