Political Quotes

“I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Chair, I rise in opposition to this amendment much like the one previous amendment with the arts. I appreciate the gentleman's attempts to reduce Federal spending. When he says that this is a small portion of the overall budget, it is a third of the budget of this agency, so it is significant to them. {time} 2100 I have worked with the National Endowment for the Arts, I have worked with the National Endowment for the Humanities, and I have worked with the State Endowment for the Humanities. The work that they have done has been incredible. They preserve history in the State of Idaho. They bring in speakers. They have book signings and authors that come in. They come into towns in Idaho that would have never had these types of opportunities. It is amazing, the turnout that people exhibit when they go to these authors' speeches and so forth. They help support our museums and other historical sites. I think this is one of the really good things the government does, so I am going to oppose this amendment.”