Two conservative lawmakers are teaming up to urge appropriation leaders in the House and Senate to defund the Corporation of Public Broadcasting (CPB), which is asking for $445 million advance for FY 2015.
This week, Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) prepared letters for the heads of the appropriation committees, saying defunding the entity “should be one of the easiest decisions to make,” while searching for cuts in a government $15 trillion in debt.
“CPB’s requested appropriation represents no reduction from its prior year appropriation level,” DeMint and Lamborn wrote. “While so many Americans are making sacrifices around the country to make ends meet, CPB appears unwilling to do the same.”
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