Public Bcstg. Caucus in House under leadership of Rep. Blumenauer...
Public Bcstg. Caucus in House under leadership of Rep. Blumenauer (D-Ore.) has 60 members, NPR Legislative Dir. Kathy Dole told meeting of NPR board’s Membership Committee March 7. Calling formation of caucus positive development, she said it was bipartisan…
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and afforded opportunity to provide detailed briefing on issues such as LPFM. Besides Blumenauer, 6 founding members of caucus are Reps. Wamp (R-Tenn.), Lowey (D-N.Y.), Houghton (R- N.Y.), Markey (D-Mass.), Morella (R-Md.). Caucus held its first briefing March 5 for staff on significant issues affecting public broadcasting community and Congress. “The staff briefing… was a positive kickoff,” Blumenauer said. Caucus supports 4 broad principles: (1) Strong and financially sound noncommercial, universal, educational broadcasting service. (2) Policies that ensure continued growth and vitality of public broadcasting programs and services. (3) High level of financial support for public broadcasting’s transition to digital. (4) Strategies and policies that allow public broadcasting community to take full advantage of new technologies. Things are quiet for public radio on legislative front, Dole said. LPFM bill brought by Sen. McCain (R-Ariz.) has no co-sponsors yet and no hearing is scheduled.