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Public broadcasting “may hope for, and we are planning for, more public support over the next 10 years,” America’s Public Television Stations President Pat Butler told attendees at the Fall Marketplace conference.
The Labor-HHS-Education Bill has not been signed into law before the end of the fiscal year for more than two decades.
The Labor, Health and Human Services and Education bill would provide $445 million for CPB in FY21.
“The broad bipartisan support on the committee for these funds constitutes an encouraging vote of confidence,” said APTS President Pat Butler.
The final legislation is expected to come before the full Appropriations panel for a vote Thursday.
The bill also would provide $20 million for interconnection.
CPB also asked for $20 million for interconnection and $30 million for Ready To Learn.
The law also provides $20 million for public broadcasting’s interconnection work.
America’s Public Television Stations opened its annual Public Media Summit Monday.