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Judd Gregg: “I think, first, we have to reach a consensus that there is a need for any dollars in the arts community to come from the…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 1997
I think, first, we have to reach a consensus that there is a need for any dollars in the arts community to come from the Federal Government or from the State governments, and that consensus is a long way from being reached. Certainly on the House side they appear to be very resistant to that. My view is, as I was saying earlier, that there is a need for the Federal Government to play a role as basically the initiator of arts activities, as the incubator that allows the multiplier to occur that creates funding for the arts.
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Discussing the need for government support of the arts during a debate on related legislation.

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