Funding for the Arts

Apr 1, 2008

House Committee Appropriations House Committee Appropriations | Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Various artists and others testified about funding for the arts and the importance of the arts in all areas of life. The mayor of Honolulu talked about the role arts can play in economic development in cities.
Various artists and others testified about funding for the arts and the importance of the arts in all areas of life. The mayor of Honolulu talked about the role arts can play in economic development in cities.

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00:00:45 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative THIS COMMITTEE WILL COME TO ORDER. WE WILL FIRST HEAR FROM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT...
00:03:26 Tiahrt, ToddU.S. Representative AT THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. WE LOOK FORWARD TO LEARNING MORE ABOUT YOUR FISCAL 2009 BUDGET REQUEST...
00:05:23 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative YOU CAN PROCEED AS YOU WISH AND WE WILL PUT YOUR ENTIRE STATEMENT IN THE RECORD.
00:05:37 Gioia, DanaChairman WITH YOUR PERMISSION I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A SHORT CLIP OF A FILM THAT WE PRODUCED FOR HIGH SCHOOL...
00:06:06 Unidentified Speaker I WANT TO CLOSE AT OF THE CAT. -- A CLOSE-UP OF THE CAT. BERNANKE. -- THANK YOU.
00:06:33 Unidentified Speaker CAN'T YOU POINTED IN?
00:06:35 Unidentified Speaker I'M GOING TO TAKE A NAP. I SUPPOSE YOU WONDER WHY I HAVE CALLED YOU ALL HERE. I WANT TO IDENTIFY MYSELF,...
00:08:36 Gioia, DanaChairman ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HE POINTS OUT AS THE FILM CONTINUES ARE THESE THINGS THAT HE WAS FIRST INTRODUCED...
00:09:59 Gioia, DanaChairman I WILL BEGIN WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG. WHEN I WAS FAIR AND YOUNG AND FAVOR GRACED ME, OF MANY THAT I ...
00:22:57 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative I THINK YOU'RE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB AND THESE ARE TREMENDOUS PROGRAMS. IF THE THING I'M MOST CONCERNED...
00:23:24 Gioia, DanaChairman WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE BUDGET INCREASE THAT CONGRESS GAVE IN 2008. I BELIEVE WE HAVE PUT IT TO GOOD...
00:23:47 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative I'M GLAD YOU REMEMBER THAT. [LAUGHTER] WELL, THAT IS A GOOD ANSWER. [LAUGHTER] AND, AS YOU HAVE SAID,...
00:24:35 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY, WE TALKED ABOUT HAVING A PROGRAM IN EVERY SINGLE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT....
00:25:06 Gioia, DanaChairman THE CHALLENGE THAT WE GAVE OUR DIRECTORS -- AND I WANT TO COMPLEMENT THE SUPERB WORK THAT THE DISCIPLINED...
00:26:28 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU NEED A LOT MORE MONEY IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MORE FULLY MEET YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES....
00:26:36 Gioia, DanaChairman I CAN'T IMAGINE THERE'S ANY AGENCY IN WASHINGTON WHO SEIZED THE OPPORTUNITIES WHICH EACH SERVICE HAS...
00:26:52 Tiahrt, ToddU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. SIR, YOU KNOW THAT THE "TO READ OR NOT TO READ" STUDY THAT YOU'VE DONE, THE...
00:27:16 Gioia, DanaChairman IT IS A VERY SOBERING STUDY. I THINK WE HAVE CREATED A SITUATION IN THE U.S. WHERE THERE IS SO MUCH...
00:28:23 Tiahrt, ToddU.S. Representative I THINK THE STATEMENTS MADE IN THE STUDY ARE THINGS WE ALL NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT, BECAUSE THE...
00:28:39 Gioia, DanaChairman YOU COULD LOOK AT IT ALMOST IN THE WAY OF THE UPSIDE AND DOWNSIDE. PEOPLE WHO READ BETTER, DO BETTER....
00:29:13 Tiahrt, ToddU.S. Representative USING THE SUCCESS OF "OPERATIONS JOHN CORNY HOMECOMING" AS AN EXAMPLE, YOU TALKED ABOUT EXPANDING...
00:29:57 Gioia, DanaChairman WE ARE HOPING FOR THIS. WE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH SECRETARY NICHOLSON ABOUT THIS EARLIER. WE HAVE...
00:30:34 Tiahrt, ToddU.S. Representative MR. CHAIRMAN, IN THE CONSIDERATION OF TIME I THINK I WILL STOP MY QUESTIONS AND PASS ON TO THE OTHERS...
00:30:46 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative OUR VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE INTERIOR SUBCOMMITTEE.
00:30:47 Moran, JamesU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSISTENT AND STRONG SUPPORT OF BOTH NEA AND NEH....
00:31:39 Moran, JamesU.S. Representative I AM WILLING TO TAKE THOSE.
00:31:40 Moran, JamesU.S. Representative I APPRECIATE THE FOCUS THAT YOU HAVE SHOWN ON READING IN AMERICA. THAT IS REALLY THE BASIC SOURCE...
00:32:28 Gioia, DanaChairman TEACHING BASIC LITERACY IS BEYOND THE CHARTER OF THE NEA. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS, IF YOU LOOK...
00:33:23 Moran, JamesU.S. Representative IF IT IS GREAT STUFF. I CAN'T HELP BUT NOTICE MR. SLAUGHTER OVER YOUR SHOULDER. WE USED TO HAVE A...
00:34:24 Gioia, DanaChairman FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DANA FOUNDATION, WHICH HAS FUNDED EXTENSIVE...
00:36:16 Gioia, DanaChairman -- IT IS A FOOLISH ECONOMY TO ELIMINATE THAT FROM SCHOOLS.
00:36:22 Moran, JamesU.S. Representative MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN DEEPLY INVOLVED IN ACHIEVING THAT. I THINK IT IS ABOUT TO FLOWER. IF I WAS VERY...
00:37:12 Gioia, DanaChairman YOU'RE WELCOME.
00:37:15 Emerson, Jo AnnU.S. Representative THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN. AND THANK YOU, SIR, FOR BEING HERE TODAY. WHEN YOU MET WITH ME AT MY OFFICE LAST...
00:38:33 Gioia, DanaChairman I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT BECAUSE IT REALLY SPEAKS VERY DIRECTLY TO MANY OF THE MAJOR STRATEGIC DECISIONS...
00:41:56 Gioia, DanaChairman WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CUTS IN OUR CURRENT PROGRAMS WITH THIS BUDGET. WE WILL DO IT JUDICIOUSLY...
00:42:23 Emerson, Jo AnnU.S. Representative LET ME ALSO ASK ABOUT TH"THE BIG REID" PROGRAM, WHICH IS PHENOMENAL. I WAS LOOKING AT THE MAP OF COMMUNITIES...
00:43:21 Gioia, DanaChairman THE BIG REID WILL BE BY THE END OF 2008 IN VIRTUALLY EVERY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IN THE U.S. THE...
00:45:19 Emerson, Jo AnnU.S. Representative THANK YOU.
00:45:25 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative MR. CHANDLER.
00:45:29 Chandler, BenU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN, FOR YOUR STEADFAST SUPPORT OF THE ARTS. IT HAS BEEN A FIRST-RATE AND IT HAS...
00:46:18 Gioia, DanaChairman THANK YOU.
00:46:23 Chandler, BenU.S. Representative I AM A BIG SUPPORTER OF THE ARTS, THE THIS TO SA. YOUR QUOTATION ABOUT A GREAT NATION MEETING GREAT...
00:48:32 Gioia, DanaChairman WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADD A NATIONAL INITIATIVES TO OUR BUDGET WITHOUT CUTTING ANY OF THE CONTINUING...
00:50:12 Chandler, BenU.S. Representative I'M PROUD TO SEE YOU ARE FOCUSED ON BOOKS AND READING. I AM IN LOVE WITH BOOKS, LIKE MR. BRADBURY,...
00:51:53 Chandler, BenU.S. Representative CHAIRMAN, THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
00:51:54 Gioia, DanaChairman THANK YOU, SIR.
00:52:00 Calvert, KenU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I AM NEW TO THIS COMMITTEE. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OTHER THAN TO SAY...
00:52:30 Gioia, DanaChairman RAY BRADBURY IS A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WRITER, SO WE BRING YOU THE BEST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE...
00:52:56 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative MR. PASTEURSTOR.
00:52:58 Pastor, EdU.S. Representative THANK YOU. GOOD MORNING. WHEN YOU RESPOND TO THE CHAIRMAN ON THE BUDGET IS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES...
00:54:36 Gioia, DanaChairman YOU HAVE PASSED A VERY GOOD QUESTION, CONGRESSMAN. IT TOUCHES ON ONE OF THE MAJOR OPPORTUNITIES. WE...
00:55:51 Pastor, EdU.S. Representative IN PHOENIX WE HAVE A WONDERFUL ART MUSEUM. YOU HAVE BEEN THERE, THE PHOENIX ART MUSEUM, AND YOU HAVE...
00:56:44 Gioia, DanaChairman ALL OF OUR NATIONAL INITIATIVES HAVE A MAJOR EDUCATIONAL FOCUS. WHAT WE'VE LEARNED IS AMERICAN TEACHERS...
00:57:58 Pastor, EdU.S. Representative I WILL END WITH THIS SECOND QUESTION. IT GOES TO YOUR SECOND CHALLENGE. IF THEABOUT THE U.S. NOT ...
00:58:37 Gioia, DanaChairman WE'VE ONLY DONE THAT FOR IN A VERY LIMITED WAY. WE HAVE GREATLY EXPANDED INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS, BUT...
00:59:42 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative THANK YOU.
00:59:46 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative THANK YOU, THIS COMMITTEE IS VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE DIRECTION YOU ARE TAKING. WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR...
01:00:18 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative THAN TO PREPARE GOING TO CALL TWO OUR FAVORITE COLLEAGUES. LOUISE SLAUGHTER, CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE...
01:01:03 Slaughter, LouiseU.S. Representative THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I APPRECIATE THAT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.
01:01:10 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative HOLD ON FOR A MOMENT. THEY WANT TO BRING OVER THE OTHER -- AND THEN HAVE TO TESTIFY. -- AND THEN HAVE...
01:03:10 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative IF WE COULD HAVE EVERYONE TO COME AND SIT DOWN AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, PLEASE.
01:03:16 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative THE LINE TO COME INTO THE CEILING GOES ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE ELEVATOR. IF I THINK THEY'RE COMING...
01:03:22 Dicks, NormanU.S. Representative MR. REDFORD. GOOD TO SEE YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE CANIF WE CAN... IF WE CAN GET THE COMMITTEE TO COME BACK...
01:04:18 Slaughter, LouiseU.S. Representative THANK YOU. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY VOICE. I HAVE THREE GRANDCHILDREN ELEMENTARY AGE THAT SUPPLY ME WITH...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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