Public Broadcasting Funding Part 2
Committee members heard testimony from witnesses who are opposed to legislation that would cut further federal support…
Public Broadcasting Funding Part 1 Committee members heard testimony from witnesses who support the legislation that would cut further federal support for public… read more
Public Broadcasting Funding Part 1 Committee members heard testimony from witnesses who support the legislation that would cut further federal support for public broadcasting. Currently, public broadcasting receives more than $285 and a half million from the government. Republican leaders are proposing to eliminate federal support, and by law, privatize the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. close
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- Sherwood L. Boehlert U.S. Representative [R] New York
- Richard W. Carlson President and CEO Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Henry Cauthen President South Carolina Education Television Cmsn
- Philip "Phil" M. Crane U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
- Eliot Engel U.S. Representative [D] New York
- Joel Hefley U.S. Representative [R] Colorado
- Edward J. Markey U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
- Larry Pressler U.S. Senator [R] South Dakota
- Dana Rohrabacher U.S. Representative [R] California
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