[Peace] CPB hope - act now!

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

Hi, all.
 
A bi-partisan amendment has just been introduced in the House that would
restore the cuts made to the Corporation for Public broadcasting that were
made last week in a House subcommittee.  
 
Please call your US Representative in Congress and ask him/her to support
the Obey-Lowey-Leach amendment to restore funding for Public Broadcasting. 

Representative John Shimkus                                 Representative
Lane Evans 

Phone: (202) 225-5271                                            Phone:
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Fax: (202) 225-5880                                                Fax:
(202) 225-5396 

 

Representative Jerry Weller                                 Representative
Ray LaHood 


Phone: (202) 225-3635                                 Phone: (202) 225-6201 

Fax: (202) 225-3521                                 Fax: (202) 225-9249 

Representative Timothy Johnson 


Phone: (202) 225-2371 

Fax: (202) 226-0791 

 
Details in email below.
 
Thanks!
 
Kimberlie
 
 
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Davis [mailto:jeffrey at apts.org]
Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 1:02 PM
Subject: Update: BIPARTISAN Public Broadcasting Funding Amendment to be
Offered
Importance: High



BIPARTISAN Public Broadcasting Funding

Amendment to be Offered in the House

 

APTS, NPR and PBS has just learned that Rep. David Obey (D-WI) and Rep. Nita
Lowey (D-NY) have been joined by Rep. Jim Leach (R-IA) in offering an
amendment to restore $100 million in FY 2006 funding for CPB that was
rescinded by the House Appropriations Committee.

 

In a "Dear Colleague" letter that was sent to every House office moments
ago, the three co-sponsors indicated that the restoration of funds "will be
fully offset by shaving administrative accounts in the bill that can afford
it so that the additional funding does not add to the deficit." In short,
this means that the amendment will be paid for using small reductions in
administrative overhead accounts.

 

Please Contact Your Representatives

 

Please contact your Members of Congress ASAP and urge them to support the
Obey-Lowey-Leach amendment to restore funding for Public Broadcasting. We
know from your reports and from the face-to-face visits that have been going
on this week that the number one concern among potential supporters of the
amendment has been whether the amendment would be bipartisan and what the
offset would be. We can now point to a definitive, bipartisan amendment with
a reasonable offset. 

 

Amendment to Be Offered as Early As Thursday

 

The House is expected to take up the Labor-HHS-Education and Related
Agencies bill on Thursday. The amendment may come up on Thursday, but given
the size of the Labor-HHS bill, consideration may run into Friday, and they
may not get to the Obey-Lowey-Leach amendment until then. 

 

Your Efforts Are Paying Off

 

We have been hearing directly from Members of Congress and their staff -
from both sides of the aisle - that the calls, e-mails and personal visits
have made a significant impact. We would not be in this position were it not
for your efforts. But in order to translate this into a floor victory, it is
imperative that every station keeps the pressure up. Please continue to
communicate with your viewers and supporters and ask them to call their
members in support of the Obey-Lowey-Leach amendment. 

 

Meanwhile, Good News in the Senate

 

Yesterday, the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science
Appropriations approved $22 million for the Public Telecommunications
Facilities Program (PTFP) in FY 2006. As we reported previously, the House
last week eliminated funding for PTFP. This Senate action is critical, and
sets the stage for a House-Senate conference to decide the final outcome of
PTFP in FY 2006.





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