The White House has asked Congress to eliminate more than half a million dollars in support for WYEP, and a vote on this request will come very soon. The House of Representatives will consider this request first.
Please call your representative and let them know how you feel.
Here are the numbers to call (they’re all local calls!):
- Office of Congresswoman Summer Lee: (412) 214-5000
- Office of Congressman Chris DeLuzio: (724) 206-4860
- Office of Congressman Guy Reschenthaler: (724) 206-4800
- Office of Congressman Mike Kelly: (724) 282-2557
Here’s a suggested phone script you can use:
“Hello, I’m calling from Western Pennsylvania, and I want to urge [Lawmaker name] to oppose all efforts to take federal funding away from public radio stations like WYEP in Pittsburgh.
I believe efforts to stop funding public media are wrong, and I’m asking [Lawmaker name] to oppose any efforts to cut off funding, or to reclaim money that has already been approved by Congress for public radio.
Public media gets only a very tiny piece of the federal government’s annual spending, and I believe it is an investment that’s essential to all of Western Pennsylvania.
Would you please share my concerns with [Lawmaker name] and, as my representative in Washington, ask them to oppose any attempt to take funding away from public radio?
Thank you for your time and consideration.”
Every call matters, so call as much as you want: just once, or every day! They count the number of calls they get, and they always make notes of why you’re calling!
The more people they hear from who support WYEP, the more likely we are to prevent a catastrophic cutoff of federal funding that will severely hurt WYEP.
If you care about music and the musicians who call Western Pennsylvania home, please call now!
If you’d prefer to email instead of call, go here.