[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 130 (Tuesday, October 2, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1772]
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                          TRIBUTE TO BILL IVEY

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                         HON. EARL F. HILLIARD

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 2, 2001

  Mr. HILLIARD. Mr. Speaker, the retirement of William J. Ivey from the 
Chair of the National Endowment for the Arts is a great loss for the 
nation. He has demonstrated a remarkable capacity to bring diverse 
partners to the conversation of arts policy--fully engaging the 
nonprofit, foundation and corporate communities in a dialogue about the 
future of the arts in America. He has put the outcomes of these 
conversations into practice, initiating new programs that lengthen the 
reach of federal dollars, spur giving from the private sector, and 
build community support for the arts.
  Meeting the vast needs for arts funding with limited federal 
resources is a serious challenge. Under Chairman Ivey's leadership, the 
NEA created the Challenge America program, which has extended the 
geographic reach and the leveraging capacity of federal arts dollars 
while strengthening the arts in rural and inner-city communities. 
Chairman Ivey has challenged America to build a lasting infrastructure 
of support for the arts at the local level by developing cultural 
plans, utilizing technology, and strengthening educational 
opportunities for children.
  I join with the rest of Congress at this time to thank him for his 
work and to wish him well as he continues his life. Without doubt, he 
will continue to contribute to the culture of the American people in 
many ways.

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