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Pete Sessions: “I understand one of the grants that was reported yesterday went to Philipps Academy, one of the most exclusive private…”

On the recordSeptember 16, 1997
I understand one of the grants that was reported yesterday went to Philipps Academy, one of the most exclusive private prep schools, I think, in America. That is what I understood the reference to be. Do you think there are schools, public schools, throughout Arkansas and Alabama and other States in this Nation that would also likewise be able to make a claim for this money? And are any of those receiving any moneys from the National Endowment for the Arts in Arkansas and Alabama? In Alabama no private or public schools are receiving money as happened in the Northeast.
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Pete Sessions
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the distribution of National Endowment for the Arts grants to schools.

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