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Bill Lee: “This zeroing out of PBS and NPR, once again, goes--and flies in the face of our democratic principles.”

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
This zeroing out of PBS and NPR, once again, goes--and flies in the face of our democratic principles.
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

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Lee argues against cutting funding for public broadcasting as it undermines democracy.

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