Rubén Gallego: “Cutting funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would devastate local public media, especially rural and…”

“Cutting funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would devastate local public media, especially rural and Tribal areas where CPB funds make up the majority of their budgets. In Arizona, stations like Whiteriver and Tuba City rely on CPB for about three-quarters of their funding. That is especially important since nearly 80 percent of children in Arizona don't have access to formal preschool, meaning that for many families, public television is one of their only early childhood education tools. We shouldn't be pulling the rug out from under these children, especially from these communities that are desperately in need. At the same time Republicans are proposing these cuts, they are handing out tax breaks for billionaires and other corporations. They are sending a clear message that Tribal and rural communities matter less than the filthy rich that do not need more and more tax cuts. That is why I move to limit the damage of cutting funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and to protect stations in rural and Tribal communities.”