Political Quotes

“I believe the arts and humanities are important to the cultural life and diversity of our country--to people of all ages, to people in our inner cities, in our suburbs, and in our rural communities--and support efforts to promote the arts and humanities because of what they make possible in Delaware. For example, funding for the NEA and the National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH] helps the Delaware Division of the Arts and the Delaware Humanities Forum provide grants for many community and school activities, productions, and initiatives. In addition, the NEA provides direct funding to the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, the Delaware Theatre Company, and OperaDelaware. Americans of all ages, race, and income levels can benefit from the educational and cultural opportunities of the arts and humanities, fostered through the NEA and the NEH. Our State agency does tremendous work in enabling the arts to flourish in our State--in the schools and throughout our rural communities. I would have liked Members of the House to have had the opportunity to cast an up-or-down vote on funding for the NEA.”