[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 52 (Tuesday, March 21, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E649]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


     EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER 
            ASSISTANCE AND RESCISSIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995

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                               speech of

                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 15, 1995

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1158) making 
     emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster 
     assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1995, and for other purposes:

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to the Crane 
amendment which would increase the cuts in funding for the corporation 
for public broadcasting.
  Mr. Chairman, I have received hundreds of letters from my 
constituents, in the sixth Congressional District of California, 
opposing the republican leadership's attacks on the CPB. These attacks 
will hurt our local PBS stations, KRCB and KQED, which are an important 
source of educational and cultural programming for adults and children 
in my district.
  KCRB and KQED have helped thousands of adults get their high school 
degree and pass college level courses. Workers on farms in isolated 
areas; welfare mothers striving to become self-sufficient; and 
individuals seeking to improve their job skills have benefitted from 
the educational programming offered by KRCB and KQED.
  Mr. Chairman, no commercial stations are offering these much-needed 
educational services!
  In addition, KRCB, KQED and other PBS stations are home to valuable 
programming for our children. As a mother of four, I remember how 
difficult it was to find entertaining and educational programs for my 
children. I often relied on my local PBS station as do many parents who 
do not want their children watching the increasingly violent adult 
programs which are prevalent on commercial television stations.
  For the price of one dollar per person, the corporation for public 
broadcasting ensures that every american household, rich or poor, urban 
or rural, has access to a wide range of educational and cultural 
programming.
  Mr. Chairman, this is a small price to pay for the valuable services 
provided by PBS stations throughout the Nation.
  I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on the Crane amendment.
  

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