PBS CEO Writes Open Letter To Supporters

Dear Friend and Supporter,

In the next few days, Congress will vote on legislation to eliminate all funding for public television and radio. This is a very serious matter.

Federal funding equals more than 14% of the annual budget for PBS SoCal. Because we operate in such an efficient manner, with no pad or financial cushion, the dollars we receive from Congress each year are critical to our very survival. That is the case with many PBS stations across the country.

At PBS, our job is to preserve much that is endangered in our society. PBS stations provide journalism you can trust, cost-effective educational support to millions of students and teachers, children ready to learn when they enter school, and art and culture available in our homes - all for about $1 per American each year.

It is the annual appropriation from congress, leveraged with support from our members, that allows PBS to be the only television entity that treats viewers as citizens in a democracy rather than consumers in a marketplace. If you value public broadcasting, we need your help more than ever before.

Congress will vote on these cuts in the next few days, so please act now.

• Call your Members of Congress to tell them what you think of public broadcasting and the proposed cuts. Due to the urgency of this situation, phone calls are the most effective way to make sure that your voice is heard. Contact information is listed below.

• Join others who value public broadcasting at 170millionamericans.org where you can sign up to receive updates on how to take further action and send an email to your representative.
  

• Visit pbssocal.org to learn more about this critical time for public broadcasting.
  

• Spread the word – Help us raise awareness by encouraging everyone you know to raise their voice for public broadcasting. This can be done through social media, word of mouth and by sharing this email with family and friends.
  

Thank you for rising to the occasion and for exercising your rights as a citizen to influence the future of our nation.

Sincerely,

Mel Rogers
President and CEO

Contact information for Members of Congress representing districts within our viewing area:

District	Name	Party	Telephone
43	Joe Baca	D	202-225-6161
33	Karen Bass	D	202-225-7084
31	Xavier Becerra	D	202-225-6235
28	Howard Berman	D	202-225-4695
44	Ken Calvert	R	202-225-1986
48	John Campbell	R	202-225-5611
23	Lois Capps	D	202-225-3601
32	Judy Chu	D	202-225-5464
26	David Dreier	R	202-225-2305
24	Elton Gallegly	R	202-225-5811
36	Jane Harman	D	202-225-8220
49	Darrell Issa	R	202-225-3906
41	Jerry Lewis	R	202-225-5861
45	Mary Bono Mack	R	202-225-5330
25	Howard "Buck" McKeon	R	202-225-1956
42	Gary Miller	R	202-225-3201
38	Grace Napolitano	D	202-225-5256
37	Laura Richardson	D	202-225-7924
46	Dana Rohrabacher	R	202-225-2415
34	Lucille Roybal-Allard	D	202-225-1766
40	Ed Royce	R	202-225-4111
39	Linda Sanchez	D	202-225-6676
47	Loretta Sanchez	D	202-225-2965
29	Adam Schiff	D	202-225-4176
27	Brad Sherman	D	202-225-5911
35	Maxine Waters	D	202-225-2201
30	Henry Waxman	D	202-225-3976

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