Last week, a House subcommittee voted along party lines to eliminate nearly one-quarter of public broadcasting's budget for next year. The cuts would completely eliminate public broadcasting's "Ready to Learn" program,  which produces beloved shows like Sesame Street, Clifford the Big Red Dog and Reading Rainbow that have educated and entertained generations of children.

In an age of consolidated, profit-driven media, public broadcasting remains one of the few outlets where you can find independent news and public affairs programming, as well as quality educational programming for children. In poll after poll, the American people have said that public broadcasting is a good investment of their public tax dollars.

The House Appropriations Committee can and should reverse course, and vote to restore full funding to public broadcasting. Lend your support to that cause today.  Tell us what you value about public broadcasting in the Comments section below.