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$75 Million for PBS and NPR made it into the new bill.

Author: TampaIrish (11648 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 2:31 pm on Mar 25, 2020

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And another $25 million for the Kennedy Center of Performing Arts? How in the hell does $100 million for this help with the Chinese Virus? Our politicians are disgusting people.

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Replies to: "$75 Million for PBS and NPR made it into the new bill."

$75 Million for PBS and NPR made it into the new bill. - TampaIrish - 2:31pm 3/25/20 (21) [View All]
- Very, very sad and proof of the desperation of the political left. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 12:18am 3/26/20
- Billions in corporate welfare & you focus $75mm going to extraordinary public service orgs ? [NT] - ND521 - 8:42pm 3/25/20
- Hopefully Bernie Sanders or others can block this terrible stimulus bill [NT] - NDQueens - 5:50pm 3/25/20
- At 0 inter rate they should have laser focused on infrastructure,use it as engine to drive other sec [NT] - Eli - 4:53pm 3/25/20
- The Kennedy Center is a federal entity under Congressional appropriation. - LanceHarbor - 3:07pm 3/25/20
  - 75 million for a few weeks missed for employees? Don’t be silly. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:37pm 3/25/20
    - Your numbers are wrong. - LanceHarbor - 3:48pm 3/25/20
      - How many other nonprofits were specifically picked? How is the KC essential? And these were - BaronVonZemo - 5:08pm 3/25/20
- Because Non Profits need support like corporations. They employ people. - conorlarkin - 2:38pm 3/25/20
  - You mean “Dem nonprofits”, and Dems obstructed the bill for their pork at risk of economic disaster. [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:43pm 3/25/20
    - The Democrats substantially improved the bill. Everyone knows it. [NT] - conorlarkin - 4:09pm 3/25/20
      - The WaPo tell you that? [NT] - TampaIrish - 4:27pm 3/25/20
  - Really though? Pork. [NT] - Frank L - 3:05pm 3/25/20
    - You are correct sir. This funding will never pass as a stand alone so they attach this to the bill. [NT] - PBHangingChad - 3:32pm 3/25/20
  - Absolutely! And I have not paid attention to PBS (or TV news in general) in years [NT] - Curly1918 - 2:59pm 3/25/20
    - I have but only when there is a great classic band on, or Ken Burns baseball series, otherwise, no. - THEISMANCARR - 12:22am 3/26/20
    - No need for it when you have INFOWARS [LINK] - Irish 64 - 3:41pm 3/25/20
  - PBS and NPR were losing money because of coronavirus? Interesting. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 2:40pm 3/25/20
    - They rely on donations and fundraising. - conorlarkin - 2:52pm 3/25/20
      - So, then you support fed money to Right To Life? [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 3:44pm 3/25/20
      - From the David H. Koch Fund For Science, et al. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 2:56pm 3/25/20