Romney quips about liking Big Bird, but will cut PBS

Romney describes deficit reduction plans and mentions he’d cut taxpayer subsidy to PBS, although he likes Big Bird. Moderator Jim Lehrer works for PBS. “Sorry, Jim, I’m going to stop the subsidy.”

 

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Marisa Schultz is a Washington Bureau reporter for The Detroit News. She's covering the presidential, U.S. Senate and House races in Michigan.

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