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May 13, 1997

National Endowment for the Arts

Members of the Early Childhood, Youth & Families Subcommittee and the Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee heard testimony on the future … read more

Members of the Early Childhood, Youth & Families Subcommittee and the Oversight & Investigations Subcommittee heard testimony on the future of the National Endowment for the Arts. Representative Dick Armey (R-TX) and several committee members criticized the agency for censorship, lack of moral judgement and bureaucratic excesses. Jane Alexander, National Endowment for the Arts Chairman, actor Alec Baldwin and several Democratic committee members defended the agency and stressed the importance of federal funding for the arts. close

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Jane Alexander Chair National Endowment for the Arts
Peggy Amsterdam Director Delaware Division of the Arts

Dick Armey U.S. Representative [R] Texas
Alec Baldwin President Creative Coalition
Judith Butler Executive Director Americans United to Save the Arts
Michael N. Castle U.S. Representative [R] Delaware
Bill Clay Sr. U.S. Representative [D] Missouri
Tyler Cowen Professor George Mason University->Political Economy
John T. Doolittle U.S. Representative [R] California
Karen Evans Director Arena Stage->Education
Peter Hoekstra U.S. Representative [R] Michigan
Amo Houghton U.S. Representative [R] New York
Dale E. Kildee U.S. Representative [D] Michigan
Ron Lewis U.S. Representative [R] Kentucky
Alice Goldfarb Marquis
Matthew G. Martinez U.S. Representative [D] California
Patsy Mink U.S. Representative [D] Hawaii
Frank Riggs U.S. Representative [R] California
Tim Roemer U.S. Representative [D] Indiana
Joe Scarborough U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Louise Slaughter U.S. Representative [D] New York
Cliff Stearns U.S. Representative [R] Florida
Benjamin "Ben" J. Stein Professor Pepperdine University
Patrick A. Trueman Director American Family Association->Government Affairs

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Program ID:: 81214-1
Category:: House Committee
Format:: House Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: May 13, 1997 | 10:00am EDT | C-SPAN.org
Last Aired:: May 18, 1997 | 4:18pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

May 13, 1997 | 10:31pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 14, 1997 | 3:39am EDT | C-SPAN 2
May 16, 1997 | 3:58am EDT | C-SPAN 1
May 18, 1997 | 4:18pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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