José E. Serrano: “In the past there were comments made to this Committee about this issue in the sense that in some cases it was not the…”

An increase in funding of the scale I recommend might impinge on other priorities.

We will obviously be watching this closely in the upcoming months.

Our arts and culture sector is a cornerstone of community life — enriching our neighborhoods, strengthening our economy and supporting the wellbeing of everyone who lives, visits and works here.

This year, we will hear from a bipartisan group of Members, all of whom will be asking for further investments by this subcommittee.