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> From: Travers, Elise
> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 4:02 PM
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> Nancy
> Subject: NEA, NPR, PBS petition
>
> 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
> petitionrolling. 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.
>
> DON'T WORRY ABOUT DUPLICATES. 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/PBS is a worthwhile
> expenditureof $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:
>
>  wein2688@blue.univnorthco.eduorkubi7975@blue.univnorthco.edu
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>
> NOTE: If you happen to be the 150th, 200th, 250th,
> etc., signer of this petition, please forward a copy to:
>
> wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu <mailto:wein2688@blue.univnorthco.edu>
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> < <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.
>
> Thank you!
>
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