Public Broadcasting Funding Cuts Update
Yesterday, The House HHS, Labor and Education Appropriations subcommittee recommended cuts to public broadcasting totalling $115 million for the coming budget year. The recommendation will be taken up by the full Appropriations Committee Tuesday, June 13. The cuts reduce overall funding and eliminate funds for certain activities, including assistance to stations upgrading to digital transmission, and special programming targeted toward at-risk youth.
If you would like to weigh in on this issue, the time to do so is short. Among the representatives in our listening area, Congressman John Sweeney serves on the House Appropriations Committee and will have a direct say in this matter. We encourage you to phone the congressman's office at (202) 225-5614, or fax your message to his office at (202) 225-6234. There is not time enough time before the vote for regular mail to be effective. For more information on how NCPR is funded, what is at stake in current congressional action, and for a sample support letter, visit the Who Funds NCPR page.
posted by Dale Hobson @ 6:27 AM
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Good luck with getting Sweeney to care about this issue. He doesn't even have a link to WAMC the local public radio station on his website's media page. He's got a listen live page to the Rush Limbaugh, Michael Savage and Bill O Lielly radio station though.
I suppose it is no wonder why WAMC's Alan Chartock has been sucking up to Sweeney for so long now calling Sweeney, "My Good Friend" and claiming that he knows Sweeney isn't in trouble in the upcoming challange he faces from Democrat, Kirsten Gillibrand.
I'll call Sweeney, but I'm not holding my breath. Usually his support is withheld for those who donate to his coffers, like the GE Lobbyists, and the Delay supporters.
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