Representative Andy Harris says he could see defunding National Public Radio as well as the Independent Television Service known as ITVS.
During an interview with Current Magazine which follows the public broadcasting industry he decried – what he called – out of the mainstream programming at ITVS and described programming on NPR – “blatantly liberal”.
The Eastern Shore Republican told the magazine that he understood there was a need for public radio stations in some areas that would be otherwise underserved.
But he said he believed those are fewer than what the Corporation for Public Broadcasting which provides funding would agree with.
Harris said he believed that much of what is being done by public broadcasters could be done by the commercial media.
But, he said there was children’s programming and the airing of debates during elections that would be appropriate for federal dollars.
