But does he contribute to his local station?

A Colorado congressman, Doug Lamborn, got a House committee to have an emergency meeting to deal with-- Iraq? No. Afghanistan? No. Jobs? No. The deficit? No. Terrorism? No. The Japanese nuclear crisis? Geddouttahere.

Defunding NPR. That is an emergency.

In a statement, Lamborn said his bill is, “an exciting and significant step forward in the ongoing effort to protect taxpayer dollars from supporting programs that are fully capable of standing on their own. Taxpayers should not be on the hook for something that is widely available in the private market.”

Lamborn said he does enjoy NPR’s programming, though, and said he thinks NPR will survive without taxpayer money.

“I wish only the best for NPR. Like many Americans, I enjoy much of their programming,” he said. “I believe that they can survive, even thrive, in the free market without the crutch of government subsidies.”

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