“You all can hate us on your own dime,” said Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene last month, justifying her stance as to why the federal government should no longer fund NPR and PBS, outlets that Greene believes favor left-leaning opinions. A few days later, another Republican introduced a bill to end government support for public broadcasting.

Unfortunately, NPR and PBS have grown used to this kind of thing over the years. In 1969, Fred Rogers testified before Congress when it threatened to reduce funding for public broadcasting. In that case, anyway, his heartfelt plea saved more beautiful days in the neighborhood.

Even seemingly nonpolitical programming, like preschool treasure Sesame Street, has faced political vitriol over the years. Who could possibly have a problem with Bert, Ernie and Cookie Monster? Try Mississippi’s State Commission for Educational Television, which decided its public television stations could no longer air the show in 1970, according to The New York Times.