June 8, 2006
Spending Cuts!
- House Republicans yesterday revived their efforts to slash funding for public broadcasting, as a key committee approved a $115 million reduction in the budget for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that could force the elimination of some popular PBS and NPR programs.
On a party-line vote, the House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees health and education funding approved the cut to the budget for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributes money to the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio. It would reduce the corporation's budget by 23 percent next year, to $380 million, in a cut that Republicans said was necessary to rein in government spending.
I guess 0 was not an option. Politics Posted by AlexC at June 8, 2006 10:58 AM
It's not zero because of journalism like that practiced on Boston.com. "Republicans yesterday revived their efforts to slash funding..." "...could force the elimination of some popular PBS and NPR programs."
HOLY COW! Cable has done everything they do better except preaching at us and condescending. Yet I'm sure the "SAVE ELMO!" emails will start around again. It will be tough to strip $115. If I were a betting man, I'd bet you that they won't.
Posted by: jk at June 8, 2006 11:28 AM"Extreme Mortman" has the lugubrious history of cutting PBS funding:
http://www.extrememortman.com/politics/flipping-the-big-bird/
Posted by: jk at June 8, 2006 4:31 PM | What do you think? [2]