Re: Reply from Senator Adam Schiff (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

This really is a no-brainer.  I cannot imagine anybody, even Schiff, being
against PBS and NPR.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2025 07:31:04 -0700 (PDT)
 >
 >  > From: "Senator Adam Schiff" <http://www.schiff.senate.gov/~correspondence>
 >  > Date: 16 Jun 2025 09:16:31 -0400
 >  > 
 >  >  Dear Mrs.:
 >  >  
 >  >  Thank you for contacting me with your concerns regarding
 >  >  funding for public media. I appreciate hearing from you and
 >  >  welcome the opportunity to respond.
 >  >  
 >  >  On May 2, President Trump signed an executive order directing
 >  >  the ending of NPR and PBS&rsquo;s federal funding .  Because
 >  >  NPR and PBS are nonprofit organizations under the Corporation
 >  >  for Public Broadcasting, which is not a federal agency,
 >  >  President Trump does not have the legal authority to outright
 >  >  defund t hem .
 >  >  
 >  >  Loss of funding for NPR and PBS will jeopardize millions of
 >  >  Americans&rsquo; access to public media, which provide news,
 >  >  weather and emergency alerts, and educational resources . T
 >  >  hese stations are r esources for low-income and midd le-income
 >  >  American fam ilies.  Local stations , especially those in
 >  >  rural, tribal, and remote communities, rely on federal funding
 >  >  , and these cuts will have a devastating effec t their ab ility
 >  >  to deliver informative and education programming to all
 >  >  American families.
 >  >  
 >  >  This executive order is another instance of President
 >  >  Trump&rsquo;s attempt to intimidate our country&rsquo;s
 >  >  institutions and remake them in his flawed image .  He also
 >  >  aims to chill free speech by withholding independent,
 >  >  informative, and impartial news&mdash;which might occasionally
 >  >  report unfavorably on his Administration &ndash; from millions
 >  >  of Americans.
 >  >  
 >  >  As an advocate for public media funding throughout my time in
 >  >  Congress, I am committed to working with my colleagues in the
 >  >  Senate to safeguard NPR and PBS and the critical services they
 >  >  provide to all of our communities and families . Please know
 >  >  that I will use every lever at my disposal to push back against
 >  >  President Trump&rsquo;s continued abuse of power and attack on
 >  >  the institutions and values we hold dear.
 >  >  
 >  >  Transparency has been a goal of mine throughout my time in
 >  >  Congress. You can find detailed information on every bill
 >  >  introduced in the Senate on Congress.gov , including the
 >  >  summary and full text of the legislation, which Senators have
 >  >  co-sponsored it, and the most recent action taken by Congress.
 >  >  An ongoing job of a Senator is to help constituents solve
 >  >  problems with federal agencies, access services, and get their
 >  >  questions answered promptly. On my website, I offer a guide, to
 >  >  the services my office can provide, as well as a contact form
 >  >  where you can share your priorities with me. You can also
 >  >  connect with me online via Facebook or Twitter and you can
 >  >  always reach my office by phone at (202) 224-3841.  Thank you
 >  >  again for your thoughts. I hope you will continue to share your
 >  >  views and ideas with me.
 >  > 
 >  >  Sincerely,
 >  >  
 >  >  Adam B. Schiff 
 >  >  UNITED STATES SENATOR