[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 13, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H2127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          CUT FUNDING FOR NEA

  (Mr. JONES asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. JONES. Mr. Speaker, the President has again issued an ultimatum 
that we, as Republicans, must allow an additional $8 billion to be 
spent on a host of Federal programs which many of these programs are 
nothing but pork barrel type projects. This spending is to satisfy the 
liberal groups that he needs for the upcoming election. Especially, the 
supporters of the National Endowment of the Arts.
  I appreciate art as much as the next person. But, Mr. Speaker, it 
simply makes no sense to continue to tax working people's incomes to 
pay for works of art which insults and demean the values they hold 
dear.
  It especially makes no sense to lay off Federal employees--with 
children to feed and bills to pay--so that the Government can continue 
to spend the taxpayer money on art which insults the religious values 
of the people who are being forced to pay for this so-called art.
  We must stop this misuse of the taxpayers' money.

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