Bill Lee actually said...

this zeroing out of PBS and NPR, once again, goes--and flies in the face of our democratic principles.

So what in the world is going on, and how in the world would you survive with no public funding, or would you?

But, Mr. Secretary, your budget does not say that. It is a road map to deconstructing the entire agency which you head.

It appears that you want, and your agency wants to actually deconstruct the department that you are leading.