Senate upholds funding for Martí TV station ($21mil/year & no one sees it)

[Mika]

Senate upholds funding for Martí TV station
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/world/americas/11332041.htm
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The Senate on Wednesday easily rejected an amendment that would have eliminated funding for TV Martí, the U.S. government station that broadcasts programs to Cuba that are largely jammed by the Havana government.

The amendment, introduced by Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., was attached to a State Department spending bill. It would have cut $21 million from funds allocated for the transmissions and the purchase of an airplane-borne broadcasting system that could break through Cuba's jamming.

''We spend $10 million a year to send signals no one can receive in Cuba,'' Dorgan argued. 'This is plain old-fashioned waste of the taxpayers' money.''

But the Senate voted 65-35 against the amendment.

Ah yes, the campaign funding loop continues. :puke:

[Itsthetruth]

1. Vote Link?

Does anyone have a link on the Senate vote?

[donsu]

2. corrupt cubans in Miami have grown wealthy off of Marti TV

ditto your puke

[Mika]

3. Unfortunately, both parties benefit from the corruption

As exemplified by these charts.

charts from opensecrets.org




As long as this loop continues, there is no true incentive to change the status quo.