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On the recordSeptember 14, 1999
In Committee on the Senate side, we were able to boost funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services by $500,000, from its fiscal year 1999 level of $23.405 million, to $23.905 million for fiscal year 2000. And now we have adopted the Cochran and Bennett amendments as part of the managers' amendment to boost funding for the NEH and NEA by $4.000 million each.
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington

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Discussing funding increases for cultural institutions during Senate floor debate.

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