[Bigg Red]

cutting operating funds to pay for equipment needs will seriously compromise our mission to deliver quality educational programming and services DNC propaganda to the American public.

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Typical Rats-- calling it a cut when they just did not get the increase they wanted.

[m1911]

Far be it from me to support CPB, but the first two paragraphs look like this is in fact an actual cut in funding.

It claims that the FY 2004 budget is $380 million, and the already approved 2005 budget is $390 million. Now, in addition to not adding the $80 million CPB wanted for digital, they set the 2006 budget at $330 million. That's a real cut from the previous years level, not just a reduction in the amount of increase.

Cool.