Jb,
Eight weeks ago, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that eliminated all federal funding for public broadcasting. Today, Congress is considering a compromise bill that preserves the vast majority of this funding critical to your local public radio and television stations. Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding went from being completely eliminated to now receiving a 0.2 percent cut in the Continuing Resolution (CR).
Who changed the mind of Congress? You did.
Thanks to you, members of Congress realized how essential public broadcasting is to our communities and to their constituents. You spoke up and Congress listened – and for that we say thank you!
Our work is not done. Public broadcasting funding will again be a target when debate on the FY12 budget begins later this week and we will need you to act again to protect this vital public service.
Please ----- invite your friends to join our effort - we encourage you to choose 20 people you know care about public broadcasting. We will need millions of advocates across the country to make sure funding for public broadcasting is safe in the coming months. .....
On behalf of everyone who uses public broadcasting in America – thank you again – 170 million times!
Sincerely,
Jeff Nelson and Stacey Karp
170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting
