Gonzalez: My appointment to new select committee can help us bring back NPR, PBS
MCALLEN, Texas – U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez believes his appointment to a top new House committee will help him in his efforts to bring NPR and PBS back to the Rio Grande Valley.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed Gonzalez to serve on the U.S. House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth. This panel was established in the 117th Congress to investigate and offer solutions to close an increasing economic divide in the nation.
“Not having National Public Radio in the Rio Grande Valley is hugely concerning,” Gonzalez told the Rio Grande Guardian.
“I am now on the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth to try to close the inequality gap in the distribution of funds. One of the things I am looking at is radio connectively radio and TV connectivity.”
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