Less Money for Big Bird in 2007
by Adam Hughes*, 2/7/2006
One of the more high profile budget cuts proposed by President Bush in his 2007 budget so far is a $53.5 million cut to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the largest cut President Bush has ever proposed.
Similar cuts have been proposed in year's past, but have not been enacted by Congress because of broad bipartisan support for public broadcasting. With the budget squeeze even tighter this year, it may be increasingly difficult to stave off the cuts. The 2007 proposal would be a 13 percent real cut in the CPB budget.
Reuters: Bush Seeks to Slash Public Broadcasting Funds
