Statement of Public Broadcasters (Budget cuts to NPR/PBS)

26%...This is a good start...However, when it reaches the Senate, Ted Stevens will add the money back in.

Only 26%? Darn...I was hoping for 100%.

Same old Democrat crap. The didn't get the increases they wanted, so they call it a cut in spending. I'm surprised they didn't hire David Bonior to be a spokesterrier on this.

95% of all public broadcasting is a left reaching faction of the Democrat Party. Nothing but a brainwashing organization for the DOPES who will listen and fall for their garbage.

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Three Hundred and Eighty Million Dollars???!!! Think of the cruise missiles that would pay for.

If enacted, the Subcommittee’s recommendations would be a double blow to public broadcasting.

HALLELUJAH!!

'bout damned time.

Let the Corporation for PUBLIC Broadcasting be supported by the public.

It toasts my Cheerios every time I see some leftest spew program on PBS and think that I involuntarily helped pay for it.

LET THE MEMBERSHIP PAY...FREE THE TAXPAYERS

The House Full Committee on Appropriations is expected to mark-up the funding bill on Wednesday, June 25, 2003

Here is the full committee list. *IF* live in the district of one of the congress critters, you can send 'em a note or email...

Committee Membership

C.W. Bill Young, Florida, Chairman

Ralph Regula, Ohio	David R. Obey, Wisconsin
Jerry Lewis, California	John P. Murtha, Pennsylvania
Harold Rogers, Kentucky	Norman D. Dicks, Washington
Frank R. Wolf, Virginia	Martin Olav Sabo, Minnesota
Jim Kolbe, Arizona	Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland
James Walsh, New York	Alan B. Mollohan, West Virginia
Charles H. Taylor, North Carolina	Marcy Kaptur, Ohio
David L. Hobson, Ohio	Peter J. Visclosky, Indiana
Ernest J. Istook, Jr., Oklahoma	Nita M. Lowey, New York
Henry Bonilla, Texas	José E. Serrano, New York
Joe Knollenberg, Michigan	Rosa L. DeLauro, Connecticut
Jack Kingston, Georgia	James P. Moran, Virginia
Rodney P. Frelinghuysen, New Jersey	John W. Olver, Massachusetts
Roger F. Wicker, Mississippi	Ed Pastor, Arizona
George R. Nethercutt, Jr., Washington	David E. Price, North Carolina
Randy "Duke" Cunningham, California	Chet Edwards, Texas
Todd Tiahrt, Kansas	Robert E. "Bud" Cramer, Jr., Alabama
Zach Wamp, Tennessee	Patrick J. Kennedy, Rhode Island
Tom Latham, Iowa	James E. Clyburn, South Carolina
Anne Northup, Kentucky	Maurice D. Hinchey, New York
Robert Aderholt, Alabama	Lucille Roybal-Allard, California
Jo Ann Emerson, Missouri	Sam Farr, California
Kay Granger, Texas	Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., Illinois
John E. Peterson, Pennsylvania	Carolyn C. Kilpatrick, Michigan
Virgil Goode, Virginia	Allen Boyd, Florida
John Doolittle, California	Chaka Fattah, Pennsylvania
Ray LaHood, Illinois	Steven R. Rothman, New Jersey
John Sweeney, New York	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Georgia
David Vitter, Louisiana	Marion Berry, Arkansas
Don Sherwood, Pennsylvania
Dave Weldon, Florida
Michael K. Simpson, Idaho
John Abney Culberson, Texas
Mark Steven Kirk, Illinois
Ander Crenshaw, Florida

Hey Drango,

Please de-list me from the NPR ping list,

Thanks

They just can't slay the dragon. ..and with your money. Thanks to the "Two-Party Cartel".

And, they would inflict serious damage on programs and services that are essential to children, parents and educators alike.

What essential services? There are a hundred gazillion stations out there who would pick up anything that the public thought was really essential. @6% is a good start, the cuts should continue at the same rate for the next couple of years.

Further, these cuts would hit public broadcasting stations at an already difficult time, when they are eliminating programming and cutting other services due to the weakened economy, cutbacks in state funding, and increasing operating costs. And, they would inflict serious damage on programs and services that are essential to children, parents and educators alike.

Based on what I see in toy stores, let Big Bird and the rest of Sesame Street make up the difference. Where do the profits from that show go? Henson Company? Maybe PBS should get a bigger cut.

"... inflict serious damage on programs and services that are essential to children, parents and educators alike."

Essential? Give me a friggin' break.

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The liberal drivel disseminated by PBS is non-essential and redundant. People can be exposed to the same kind of biased coverage on CBS or ABC. Same goes for NPR. If the GOP is willing to cut spending for these sacred cows, good for them. They also cut another feel-good but inefficient program in Americorps. Every dollar saved here can go straight to working families.

Let Big Bird pay.

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I agree, 26% cut is not enough.

"Let Big Bird pay"

...And Elmo. That Singing Elmo is a hot seller. He only plays 2 songs...but my oldest grandson loves him. Makes him play CONSTANTLY! (yikes)