In 1995, when the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) was facing harsh opposition and significant budget cuts, Senator Russ Feingold had this to say when asked about NEA funding:

"I regard some recent attempts to cut funding for NEA as attempts at censorship and at silencing one part of {the} discussion."

Unfortunately, Feingold did not show that same support for the arts this past year. We hope to see his grade improve and his sentiments to return to those of 1995.

Arts Economic Impact in Wisconsin

54,063 jobs

$418 million

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