Public radio plays an invaluable role in communities across America. Our local public radio stations deliver objective reporting on current events—local, national, and international—that is essential to understanding the complex world today. Much of the reporting and features often are not covered by other outlets. NPR and local public radio stations are also indispensable at a time when many local newspapers have gone defunct, and the consolidation of media into large, corporate conglomerates raises questions of objectivity.
Public radio reporting is particularly crucial in Florida, as they provide critical information to residents and visitors during hurricanes and times of crisis. The radio is a top, trusted choice for receiving local news, weather alerts, traffic updates, community opportunities and so much more.
This Congress will unfortunately go down in history as the least productive in modern times: shutdown threats, showdowns, and wasted time and taxpayer dollars on witch hunts. A better use of time of the Committee would have been asking why guns are the leading cause of death among American children, or finding out whether or not America is prepared for the next pandemic, as the Avian flu spreads among dairy herds, or how we can work together to tackle drug shortage – the list goes on.
