ProgressivePunch : Funding for National Endowments of the Arts and/or Humanities : Wittman, Rob

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Education, Humanities, & the Arts—Funding for National Endowments of the Arts and/or Humanities	Member's Vote (progressive or not)	Progressive Position	Progressive Result (win or loss)
Roll Call 69. (H.R. 1) On an amendment eliminating all federal funding (which totaled $4.5 million) for a program that supports artistic and cultural initiatives in the District of Columbia. This amendment was offered to legislation funding the federal government (such bills are known as “continuing resolutions, or “CRs”) through September 2011, and cutting $61 billion in federal funding for many government programs. Feb 17, 2011.	Absent	N	L
Roll Call 68. (H.R. 1) On an amendment eliminating $20.6 million in funding for the National Endowment of the Arts (which provides federal funding for things such as musical performances and theater). This amendment was offered to legislation funding the federal government (such legislation is known as a “continuing resolution, or “CR”) through September 2011, and cutting $61 billion in federal funding for many government programs. Feb 17, 2011.	Close Vote Absent	N	L