Cliff Stearns: “the new chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Jane Alexander, has awarded $78 million in new contracts from…”

“the new chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Jane Alexander, has awarded $78 million in new contracts from the NEA, but, my colleagues, I am concerned about two of the grants that were issued. NEA has granted tax dollars to two artists whose past projects have degraded Christianity and promoted illicit homosexual behavior. Madam Speaker, I could go into detail of these past works of Holy Hughes and Tim Miller but suffice it to say that they used explicit sexual themes which were obscene. These two performance artists even sued the NEA for rejecting their applications in the past but they are still receiving thousands of taxpayer dollars for their work. Madam Speaker, the folks in Washington and New York may laugh and belittle those of us who oppose funding this type of art but the people beyond the Beltway know better and they will make their voices heard as they find out what kind of art our Government continues to fund.”