José E. Serrano: “We had 4 million comments from Americans, and never had any of that kind of outpouring before.”

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.

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

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

I respectfully request that the committee commit to an ever-greater appropriation for the CSO Grant Program in Fiscal Year 2021.