station and this legislation would dictate the daily editorial schedules and news programs of nearly 1,000 public radio stations across america." so, congressman, are you trying to get at the content of what they're doing? >> they have this backwards. government subsidized press is not free press. they will have more independence if they cut ties of dependency on the federal dollars. >> shannon: quickly, i want to give you a chance to make comments about your colleague, congresswoman gabrielle giffords. we are hearing good news from her. i know you have done work with her, sponsored legislation. how do you react to the good news that it sounds like she continues to make progress? >> i'm is heartened to hear that. it's a tragedy. she is literally the nicest woman in congress. my heart goes out to her and her family and i wish her godspeed and i think there was someone watching out for her when that happened. >> the word "miracle" has been