Slashing PBS and NPR Not an Option 21SEP11

THE "super committee" plans on slashing funding for NPR and PBS....we have recently been down this road and literally millions of people told Congress NOT to cut funding for NPR and PBS and WE WON! We can do this again by telling the committee not to cut the funding for these programs, here is the link to e mail them
http://deficitreduction.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/contact%20 

Take A Stand: "The ‘Super Committee’ must not cut funding to NPR, PBS and other public media." The “Super Committee” is set to slash the federal budget by $1.4 trillion, with funding for NPR, PBS and other public media on the chopping block. As the attacks ramp up once again, we must stand together to let Congress know that cutting funding for public broadcasting is never an option. Stand Up and Save NPR and PBS. The last time Congress tried to slash funds for NPR and PBS, an outpouring of protests from people like you stopped it. The upcoming fight promises to be even more intense. That’s why we’re going on the offensive right now. By standing up for public media, you’re protecting your favorite local stations and fending off this new round of attacks. Here's the truth: Funding for public broadcasting comes at a miniscule cost to taxpayers, and it accounts for 1/100th of 1 percent of the overall budget. Every federal dollar spent on public media is matched by six more dollars from other sources. But even this tiny investment from the federal government supports tens of thousands of jobs around the country. And yet here’s what we’re up against: At least half of the 12 Super Committee members have in the past attacked funding for public broadcasting. Taking down NPR and PBS has been a decades-long goal of political extremists in Washington who are threatened by public media’s brand of facts-based investigative reporting. Even President Obama’s deficit committee has recommended that we zero out all funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, including support for the educational and news programming on which millions of people rely. These reckless moves put Washington in direct opposition to the vast majority of Americans, who say in poll after poll that public funding for the likes of NPR and PBS is money well spent. Public media supporters like us have beaten off these cuts before. We can do it again. Click here to join the fight. We’ll follow up soon with ways you can take action both locally and nationally. Thanks for standing up for public media. Josh Stearns Associate Program Director Free Press Action Fund www.freepress.net P.S. Free Press doesn't accept any money from businesses, government agencies or political parties. A gift of $20 will help us stand up for public media.

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