Crane M.C., Philip M., 1930-2014 To Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09613.01.15 Author/Creator: Crane M.C., Philip M., 1930-2014 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed letter signed Date: 27 July 1992 Pagination: 1 p. ; 23.5 x 17.6 cm. Order a Copy
A thank you letter from Philip Crane, the House representative for Illinois's eighth district, to Moorhead for his support in elimination funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. Although the vote was unsuccessful there was more support for "returning to Constitutional principles and terminating government involvement in the arts." These funds include a $178 million taxpayer donation to the NEA which Crane believes could be made up for by the private sector which donated $7.9 billion to the arts in the last year. The letter concludes saying "Once again, I appreciate your support and commend your conviction to uphold the spirit of our constitution and to cut unnecessary federal spending." This letter is on Crane's House of Representative stationery.
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