[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[House]
[Page 14996]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF NEA AND NEH

  (Mr. PRICE of North Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
50th anniversary of the creation of the National Endowment for the 
Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.
  As a co-chair of the Congressional Humanities Caucus and a member of 
the Congressional Arts Caucus, I am proud to strongly support the 
important missions of these two agencies.
  The NEA partners with State arts agencies, local leaders, other 
Federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector to promote arts 
education and community access to the fine arts.
  The NEH remains the single most important source of Federal funding 
for research and scholarship in history, literature, foreign languages, 
and other fields that provide us with invaluable ethical, cultural, and 
historical perspectives.
  Both the NEA and the NEH merit increased support. This investment is 
one of the most efficient we make in terms of leveraging private, 
nonprofit, and corporate dollars. These programs are critically 
important locally as well as nationally, and they are the foundation of 
an arts and humanities community that supports millions of jobs.
  Let's honor this 50th anniversary by renewing our national commitment 
to the arts and the humanities and the many ways they enrich our lives.

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