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On Thursday June 9, the House Appropriations subcommittee voted to cut funding for public broadcasting, which if passed by the full Congress would radically change programming on Public Broadcasting Services (PBS), National Public Radio (NPR), and other public media across the country.

The cuts included a decrease of $23.4 million in federal funds for children's educational shows such as "Sesame Street," "Clifford the Big Red Dog," and "Arthur." If passed, the legislation would deprive millions of American children of valuable educational programming. 

The subcommittee also voted to "zero out" all federal money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) over the next two years, which account for about 15 percent of the public broadcasting's total revenue.  

You can take action today, visit Free Press; Common Cause; or MoveOn to contact your Representative to let them know that you want to protect PBS’ funding.

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