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April 27, 2005

 

 

NEA Funding and
Formation of a Senate Cultural Caucus

This requires an immediate response from you:

Congressional Arts Caucus co-chairs circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter to all House members, asking them to sign a letter to House appropriators asking for an increase of $15 million for the NEA. Such an increase, if approved, would bring NEA funding to $136.3 million for FY 06 and would allow the NEA to expand the American Masterpieces initiative without taking funds from Challenge America. In fact, if approved, it would allow the NEA to expand both!

Please ask your House members without delay to agree to sign the letter to appropriators. They can do so by contacting Sherrye Henry in Rep. Slaughter’s office (225-3615) or Sarah Moore in Rep. Shays’s office (225-5541). The deadline for signatures is this FRIDAY, April 29, so there is NO TIME to lose.

This also requires your attention:

Arts advocates have been working for some time to develop a SENATE Cultural Caucus. The HOUSE Arts Caucus is co-chaired by our own Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and from above you can see how effective they are in advancing the Federal arts agenda.

Now Senators Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Mike Enzi (R-WY), Jim Jeffords (I-VT) and Norm Coleman (R-MN) have sent a Dear Colleague letter asking Senators to join the SENATE Cultural Caucus. Please urge Senator Chuck Schumer and Senator Hillary Clinton to sign up.

 

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The Alliance of New York State Arts Organizations has a 28-year history as New York's primary service association for community based arts and cultural organizations. The Alliance provides leadership and vision, and delivers services, resources and tools that strengthen community cultural organizations. The Alliance monitors, informs and mobilizes the field on statewide and national issues affecting the arts and assists local arts agencies in building community support and developing effective grassroots public policy.ing community support and developing effective grassroots public policy.

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