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On the recordJuly 15, 1999
Mr. Chairman, today I rise to support Representative Slaughter's amendment which will add money to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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Support for funding amendments for the National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities.

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