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April 27, 1990

National Endowment for the Arts Funding

The Senate Labor & Human Resources Subcommittee on Arts & Humanities heard from several people in the art world and representatives of… read more

The Senate Labor & Human Resources Subcommittee on Arts & Humanities heard from several people in the art world and representatives of consumer groups. At issue was whether federal funds should be used to support artwork that may be of a controversial nature. Topics included censorship and the First Amendment. close

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Thad Cochran U.S. Senator (Class 2) [R] Mississippi
Dorothy Ilgen Executive Director Kansas Arts Commission

Phyllis Schlafly Founder and President Eagle Forum
Robert Showers Attorney
Strom Thurmond U.S. Senator [R] South Carolina
Lee C. Bollinger Dean University of Michigan->Law School
John Buchanan Chairman People for the American Way
Jane Chastain Secretary Concerned Women for America->Board of Directors
Bruce Fein Scholar Heritage Foundation->Legal Studies Division
Orrin Hatch U.S. Senator (Class 1) [R] Utah
Nancy L. Kassebaum U.S. Senator [R] Kansas
Ted Kennedy U.S. Senator [D] Massachusetts
Fred Lazarus IV President Maryland Institute->College of Art
Kathryn Martin Dean Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)->School of Fine and Performing Arts
Claiborne Pell U.S. Senator [D] Rhode Island
Madeline Murphy Rabb Director Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs->Office of Fine Arts
Mstislav Rostropovich Director National Symphony Orchestra->Music
Paul Simon U.S. Senator [D] Illinois
Kathleen M. Sullivan Professor Harvard Law School

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Program ID:: 12070-1
Category:: Senate Committee
Format:: Senate Committee
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Apr 27, 1990 | 9:32am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Apr 29, 1990 | 10:24pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Apr 27, 1990 | 9:32am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 27, 1990 | 9:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Apr 28, 1990 | 3:07am EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 29, 1990 | 5:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Apr 29, 1990 | 10:24pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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