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Submitted: February 7, 2006 - 11:23am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 12:41am
Last updated: February 21, 2008 - 12:41am
"Oscar the Grouch has been friendlier to the Sesame Street characters than President Bush," said Rep Markey "In a world of fast-and-furious television with ratings-driven content, the public broadcasting system represents the last stronghold of quality, child-oriented programming - we owe this to America's children."
Markey was among the leading voices of protest when Republicans tried unsuccessfully to slash noncom' funds last fall.
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