[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 23 (Thursday, February 27, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H683]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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       REPORT ISSUED ON ARTS AND HUMANITIES IN THE UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Collins). Under a previous order of the 
House, the gentleman from California [Mr. Capps] is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, our former colleague, Dr. John Brademas, has 
issued a report on the condition of the arts and the humanities in this 
country. I want to thank Dr. Brademas and the committee and the support 
they have received from President and Mrs. Clinton for this very 
thoughtful, excellent report.
  Truly, the strength of our country is dependent on the way we engage 
education and the way we give responsible cultivation and stewardship 
to the arts and the humanities. I urge that this report be taken 
seriously and that Congress give proper support to two superlative 
agencies, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National 
Endowment for the Humanities.
  I think that our vitality as a Democratic society, as a learning 
society, is dependent upon the respect we exhibit for our cultural 
arts, our literature, our historic records and the other products of 
the creative spirit. I commend Dr. Brademas and the committee for this 
report and I urge my colleagues in the House of Representatives to 
support its recommendations.

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