[Durham INC] NPR and PBS th get the chopping block?

[Melissa Rooney]

 See immediately below...and please sign and/or contact your legislators and tell them to protect public radio and public broadcasting. The American public can't afford to be any more mis- or un- informed. Next we'll be subsidizing Fox!

Our legislators need to look at how much THEY are costing us and start the cuts there. We need an independent consultant to determine where the cuts should be made. We all know our state and federal operations are top heavy...legislators and many other govt employees get top notch salaries, top of the line health care plans, gym memberships, travel stipends, and multiple simultaneous pension plans to boot... 

Melissa Rooney


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I guess we shouldn't be surprised.

With Republicans back in charge of the House of Representatives, funding for NPR and PBS is in grave danger. Again.

The Republicans just released their budget proposal, and it zeroes out funding for both NPR and PBS—the worst proposal in more than a decade.1

They probably think that no one will notice these cuts in the midst of so many others. But the millions of listeners and viewers who rely on public broadcasting for "Sesame Street," "All Things Considered," and independent journalism will notice.

We need to tell Republicans that cutting off funding was unacceptable last time they were in charge, and it's unacceptable now. 

Add your name to the petition to save NPR and PBS: 

http://pol.moveon.org/nprpbs?id=26078-10944909-Zl5Z_Dx&t=4 

The petition says: "Congress must protect NPR and PBS and guarantee them permanent funding, free from political meddling."

Thanks for all you do.
–Daniel, Amy, Michael, Wes, and the rest of the team



      
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