On the recordMarch 17, 2011
I thank the gentlelady. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition. 170 million Americans use public media for vital news. Sixty-one percent of voters who support deficit reduction also support funding for public broadcasting. Yet the assault on public broadcasting continues, when jobs and the economy should be our top priority. This outrageous bill would prohibit public radio stations from using Federal funds to acquire any radio programming from any outside source. That means that your local stations may not be able to air quality programming. We were not sent here to silence ``Prairie Home Companion,'' ``Car Talk'' and ``Morning Edition.'' Let's stop trying to put Diane Rehm out of work and focus on putting more Americans back to work. Reject this bill.
