1. United States
2. Mass.
3. Letter

I urge you to protect federal funding for NPR and PBS. Recent polling shows that a larger share of Americans (43%) support continuing federal funding for these public broadcasters than oppose it (24%). Cutting off this funding would undermine trusted and valuable news sources that serve an important democratic function. NPR and PBS play a vital role in providing educational programming, local journalism, and insightful analysis to communities across the country. While their funding models are complex, the proposed legislation banning all federal dollars for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting would significantly impair their ability to fulfill this crucial public service mission. I hope you will stand against efforts to defund these respected institutions that so many Americans rely on.