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Senate rejects moves to kill national arts agency
The Senate on Wednesday defeated three attempts to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and faced a further challenge from House members who voted to strip its proposed 100 million dollar budget. The dispute ties into a 13.7 billion Interior and related agencies bill for fiscal 1998, with the White House threatening a veto if the NEA is eliminated. Critics accuse NEA funding of archane and wasteful programs, while supporters argue tighter controls still support corporate sponsorship and bring art to millions.
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Ashington
National Endowment For the Arts
Senate
Federal Arts Agency
NEA
House
Interior Department
Jeff Sessions
R-Ala
Tim Hutchinson
R-Ark