It is time to end the federal subsidy for National Public Radio (NPR), according to U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia).
During an appearance on Mobile radio station FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," the North Alabama congressman argued that the $600 million in appropriations NPR receives from the federal government should be "abolished."
"Well, I'll tell you, right after I got to Congress, that was one of the things that I brought up," he said. "I mean, government cannot be all things to all people. And you know what you've got to do. You have to sell advertising. If people believe in what you're doing every day, they're going to support you. But what NPR does, they sit there and try to take their message, and most of it is unacceptable by the Alabama people, what they do. But here's what I'll tell you — we started digging into that, and we find out, OK, how much would you think the taxpayers of America give to NPR to spew their hate toward the Republican Party? Think about it. I asked my state, what is $300 million? I said double it."
"NPR gets an appropriation of, right at $600 million," Strong continued. "I don't think that that's how the taxpayers of the people that I represent want their dollars spent. That's exactly why I offered legislation to abolish this. And now you look what happened — just this week, the president said it's time for Congress to cut off NPR. Then, I'm pretty excited for this legislation so we can get pushed across the goal line, and there's another $600 million of wasted money going to NPR. Let them compete with the private enterprise, and let the free enterprise roll. They're not about free enterprise. They want to do whatever the Democratic Party tells them to do. And, we don't need any more of that."
Jeff Poor is the editor-in-chief of 1819 News and host of "The Jeff Poor Show," heard Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-noon on Mobile's FM Talk 106.5. To connect or comment, email [email protected] or follow him on Twitter @jeff_poor.
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