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Mark Souder: “The simple fact that the U.S. Capitol Police would not let the Christian Action Network display this art proves Mr.…”

On the recordJune 26, 1997
The simple fact that the U.S. Capitol Police would not let the Christian Action Network display this art proves Mr. Mawyer's point that the National Endowment for the Arts is using taxpayer money to pay for obscenity and to support people who produce illegal art. The NEA is an affront to religious beliefs, heritage, and sense of fairness and the agency needs to be eliminated. It has been proven over and over again that simple restrictions and reforms on the NEA don't work. Jane Alexander maintains that she has cleaned up the NEA but this is clearly in doubt.
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Mark Souder
Indiana
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Addressing the controversy over NEA funding and a protest by the Christian Action Network.

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