RAT Funding for NPR

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Subject: Funding for NPR

.On NPR's Morning Edition last week, Nina Totenberg said that if the
Supreme Court supports Congress,it is in effect the end of the National
Public Radio NPR), NEA & the Public Broadcasting SystemPBS). PBS, NPR
and the arts are facing major cutbacks in funding. In spite of the
efforts of each station to reduce spending costs and streamline their
services, some government officials believe that the funding currently
going to these programs is too large a portion of funding for something
which is seen as not worthwhile. Currently, taxes from the general
public for PBS equal $1.12 per person peryear, and the National
Endowment for the Arts equals $.64 a year. A January 1995 CNN/USA
Today/Gallup poll indicated that 76% of Americans wish to keep funding
for PBS, third only to national defense and law enforcement as the most
valuable programs for federal funding.

The Senate and House appropriations committees each have 13
subcommittees with jurisdiction over many programs and agencies. Each
subcommittee passes its own appropriation bill. The goal each year is to
have each bill signed by the beginning of the fiscalyear, which is
October 1. The only way that our representatives can be aware of the
base of support for PBS and funding for these types of programs is by
making our voices heard. Please add your name to this list and forward
it to friends who believe in what this stands for. This list will be
forwarded to the President of the United States and the Vice President
of the United States. This petition is being passed around the Internet.
Please add your name to it so that funding can be maintained for the
NEA, NPR &PBS.

HOW TO SIGN & FORWARD: IT'S EASY: Please keep this petition rolling. Do
not reply to me. Please sign and forward to others to sign. If you
prefer not to sign, please send to the e-mail address indicated below.

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at once to add their names to the petition. It won't matter if many
people receive the same list as the names are being managed. This is for
anyone who thinks NPR/PBS is a worthwhile expenditure of $1.12/year of
their taxes, a petition follows. If you sign, please forward on to
others. If not, please don't kill it-send it to the email address listed
here:

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NOTE: If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th, etc., signer of this
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This way we can keep track of the lists and organize them.
Forward this to everyone you know, and help us to keep these programs alive.

Thank you!

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