Sheila Jackson Lee: “Thank you very much. The resolution speaks nothing of fact why do you desire to cut NPR. Why do you want to put the…”

“Thank you very much. The resolution speaks nothing of fact why do you desire to cut NPR. Why do you want to put the burden of a budget or a CR on the NPR? The real issue is that no matter how much they keep doing, no one on the other side wants to address the cause of the issue of the deficit or the debt, that we have to balance, we have to bring in a number of issues that we have to address. We can't scapegoat. I refuse to scapegoat the National Public Radio, a reasoned and responsible voice for the people, no matter who you are. It is a ridiculous legislation. In my District, KPFT and KTSU are great public communicators for many of the poor in my district--don't shut them down! I ask my colleagues to vote against it. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentlewoman from New York has 3 minutes remaining. The gentleman from Florida has 7 minutes.”