Then, there's the question of Congressional funding: Funding for NPR, NEA &
PBS. PBS, NPR (National Public Radio), 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 per
year, 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. Each year, 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 fiscal year, 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, the Vice President of the United States, and
ex-Representative Newt Gingrich, who is the instigator of the action to cut
funding to these worthwhile programs.
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.
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. This is being forwarded to several people 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, NEA and PBS are worthwhile expenditures of $1.12/year of
his/her 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:
wein2688 who-is-at blue.univnorthco.edu <mailto:wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu>
or kubi7975 who-is-at blue.univnorthco.edu <mailto:kubi7975@blue.univnorthco.edu>
****If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th, etc. signer of this
petition, please forward a copy to: wein2688 who-is-at blue.univnorthco.edu
<mailto:wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu> .
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.
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NOTE: It is preferable that you SELECT the entirety of this letter and then
COPY it into a new outgoing message, rather than simply forwarding it. In
your new outgoing message, add your name to the bottom of the list, then
send it on. Or if option is available, do a SEND AGAIN.
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705) Brian Basinger, San Francisco, CA
706) David Murray, Chicago, IL
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736) Michael Davis, New York, NY
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738) Zachary Roberts, Binghamton, NY
739) Dave Siegel, Palo Alto, CA
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741) Jeanne S. Tuerk, Annapolis, MD
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746) Tracey Nelson, Oregon, WI
747) Alanna Nelson, Brodhead, WI
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766) Arline McCarthy, Athens, OH
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784) Stephen Cooley, Arlington, MA
785) Heather Holden, Northport, NY
786) David Garcia, San Antonio, TX
787) Ben Juricek, Santa Barbara, CA
788) Tristan Juricek, San Diego, CA
789) Jason Arcand, San Diego, CA
790) Joaquin Lippincott-Ames, Los Angeles CA.
791) Robert Abel, Los Angeles, CA.
792) Ari Sachter-Zeltzer, Los Angeles, CA.
793) Judy E. Sachter, Austin, TX
794) Nira Granott, Dallas, TX
795) Carol Strohecker, Cambridge, MA
796) David Rose, Cambridge, MA
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807) Steve Harrington, Lynn, MA
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