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Rosa DeLauro: “If we are serious about supporting high-quality educational programs, we should be talking about an increase of 13…”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
If we are serious about supporting high-quality educational programs, we should be talking about an increase of 13 percent for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, not a seventh and eighth straight year of flat funding or certainly not a cut nor elimination.
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Rosa DeLauro
Democratic · Connecticut

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DeLauro advocates for increased funding for public broadcasting amidst proposed cuts.

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