its called drowning the baby in its bathwater ...Congressional Panel Moves to Cut Public Media Funding

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Congressional Panel Moves to Cut Public Media Funding

Congress has taken initial steps to sharply cut how much money the government

spends on public TV and radio. On Thursday the House Appropriations Committee

voted to cut $100 million in funding for the Corporation For Public

Broadcasting. In addition the panel agreed to eliminate within two years all

federal money for the CPB. The committee also voted to cut $23 million for the

creation of children's educational shows as part of PBS's Ready to Learn program

which funds Sesame Street and other programs. According to the Washington Post,

the proposed cuts are the most drastic since the formation of the CPB in 1973.

 

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