A Republican in Congress Wants to End Funding for PBS Because He Was Offended by a Children's Cartoon

By Alex Bollinger, LGBTQ Nation

28 June 19

He says the funding is unconstitutional because it offends conservative Christians.

Republican member of Congress is trying to de-fund PBS for airing an episode of Arthur that featured a gay wedding.

The long-running children�s cartoon started its 22nd season in May with an episode that showed the characters� teacher, Mr. Ratburn, marrying another man.

Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), whose district includes Colorado Springs, introduced legislation to end funding for PBS and National Public Radio (NPR), citing the Arthur episode of evidence that PBS is �offensive to many conservatives and religious taxpayers.�

�Enough is enough,� he wrote in a release on his Congressional webpage. PBS �has offended many conservative and religious taxpayers who do not want the children inculcated with liberal viewpoints on sensitive topics.�

�Let�s bring an end to forcing Americans to subsidize media programming that is unconstitutional.�

He cites support from the SPLC designated hate group Family Research Council and Franklin Graham, who recently called on South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg to �repent� for �flaunting� his sexuality.

Lamborn�s statement also mentions the national debt, which he said is over $22 trillion. He then says that his legislation would save the government $445 million a year, or 0.00002% of the national debt.