Breaking! US House (Under pressure) Won't Cut PBS Funds!

[KoKo]

House won't cut public broadcasting funds

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by Andrew Taylor

June 23, 2005 | Big Bird and National Public Radio won a reprieve Thursday as the House restored $100 million that had been proposed as a budget cut for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The 284-140 vote demonstrated the enduring political strength of public broadcasting, whose supporters rallied behind popular programs such as "Sesame Street," "Postcards From Buster" and "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer."

The Public Broadcasting Service undertook a high-profile campaign to rescind the proposed cut. Lawmakers were flooded with letters and phone calls.

The vote came as the House worked on a $142.5 billion spending bill for health, education and labor programs for the budget year beginning Oct. 1.
http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2005/06/23/public/index.html

[Barad Simith]

1. "Lawmakers were flooded with letters and phone calls."

[wurzel]

2. Well, now they control PBS I don't suppose they will cut funding!

[dweller]

3. yet, i heard the Veterans' Admin is 1 Billion shortfall for the next year

i guess i should not be suprised.

dp