I think it is very important for people to understand, because that--I think that--that, frankly, wall of independence is really critical to your mission and retaining the confidence that you need to retain, frankly, across the political spectrum.
Emphasizing the importance of independence in public broadcasting for maintaining public trust.
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The only reason we’re doing it now is, first, the Senate Democrats, I think, have misused the filibuster, and honestly, the Republicans have let them misuse the filibuster.
Our conference refuses to let the obstruction and inaction of Senate Democrats trigger another manufactured shutdown at the end of September. That is why we are acting before a funding lapse crisis, not in response to it.
The bill before us is a clean, narrowly tailored continuing resolution that keeps the government open and operating. Nothing more. Nothing less.
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