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On June 16, 2005, the House Appropriations Committee voted to slash Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) funding for public radio and television by more than 40 percent next year. Representatives David Obey, Jim Leach and Bill Lowery introduced a bill to restore the funding to the CPB. On June 23, 2005, members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted on this measure, approving it with a significant majority. A vote of "yes" indicated that the representative wanted to restore funding; whereas a vote of "no" indicated they would be willing to cut the CPB budget. Here is how representatives in our listening areas voted:
| Voted Yes | ||
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| Representative | State | |
| Leonard Boswell | Iowa | |
| Tom Latham | Iowa | |
| Jim Leach | Iowa | |
| Dave Camp | Michigan | |
| John Conyers | Michigan | |
| John Dingell | Michigan | |
| Vernon Ehlers | Michigan | |
| Dale Kildee | Michigan | |
| Carolyn Kilpatrick | Michigan | |
| Sander Levin | Michigan | |
| Thaddeus McCotter | Michigan | |
| Candice Miller | Michigan | |
| Joe Schwarz | Michigan | |
| Bart Stupak | Michigan | |
| Fred Upton | Michigan | |
| Mark Kennedy | Minnesota | |
| Betty McCollum | Minnesota | |
| Jim Oberstar | Minnesota | |
| Collin Peterson | Minnesota | |
| Jim Ramstad | Minnesota | |
| Martin Sabo | Minnesota | |
| Earl Pomeroy | North Dakota | |
| Stephanie Herseth | South Dakota | |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin | |
| Ron Kind | Wisconsin | |
| Gwen Moore | Wisconsin | |
| David Obey | Wisconsin | |
| Tom Petri | Wisconsin | |
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| Voted No | ||
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| Representative | State | |
| Butch Otter | Idaho | |
| Mike Simpson | Idaho | |
| Steve King | Iowa | |
| Jim Nussle | Iowa | |
| Peter Hoekstra | Michigan | |
| Joe Knollenberg | Michigan | |
| Mike Rogers | Michigan | |
| Gil Gutknecht | Minnesota | |
| John Kline | Minnesota | |
| Mark Green | Wisconsin | |
| Paul Ryan | Wisconsin | |
| James Sensenbrenner | Wisconsin | |
| Summary | |||
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| Voting Yes: | Voting No: | ||
| Republican | 87 | 140 | |
| Democrat | 196 | 0 | |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | |
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| Total: | 284 | 140 | |
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| Not Voting: Republicans (4), Democrats (5) | |||
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