[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 47 (Tuesday, March 25, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E433]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    COMMEMORATING ARTS ADVOCACY DAY

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 25, 2014

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, entrepreneur Steve Jobs once said, ``It is 
in Apple's DNA that technology alone is not enough--it's technology 
married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us 
the results that make our heart sing.''
  I rise today to recognize National Arts Advocacy Day and to stress 
the importance of arts and arts education for advancing technology and 
growing our economy.
  I am proud to represent the Illinois delegation of thirteen arts and 
cultural leaders on Capitol Hill today, which include Ingenuity, a 
group that works with Chicago Public Schools, and whose mission it is 
to make arts education available to every child in every school.
  Students in the arts and humanities learn how to explore, discover 
and innovate. Arts education engages kids in school, promotes 
confidence and builds a foundation for success for every student, but 
it also grows our economy.
  In Illinois, the non-profit arts and culture sector generates 2.75 
billion dollars and supports more than 78,000 full-time-equivalent 
jobs. Additionally, Illinois is home to nearly 34,000 non-profit and 
for-profit arts businesses. These creative enterprises employ more than 
140,000 people in jobs that cannot be outsourced.
  I continue to be a proud supporter of arts education, and I've 
consistently supported robust funding for the National Endowment for 
the Arts--I encourage my colleagues to do the same.

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