H-Net Alert: NEH in trouble

TERRY L. TAYLOR, CO-EDITOR H-ALBION (TAYLORT@ALPHA.NSULA.EDU)
Wed, 21 Jun 1995 12:36:37 -0600

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The House Appropriations Subcommittee today June 20
restored NEH appropriation from $100 million to $150 million.
That's the good news.

The bad news is that Congressman Kolbe (R-Arizona) tried (and
failed) to mandate that 80% of NEH money should go to the state
humanities councils, and only 20% to the federal NEH. The
proportion now is 80% federal and 20% states.
--Kolbe plans to resubmit his plan to the full House
Appropriations Committee on Thursday.

Supporters of the humanities argue that there is a national
mission that NEH performs [like fellowships, PBS television
shows, support for museum exhibits, support for translations, and
indeed support for H-Net] that would be lost.

If you have an opinion, fax a message quickly
to one of the key subcommittee members:
Congressman
Ralph Regula [R-Ohio] 202-225-3059
Robert Livingston [R-Louisiana] 202-225-0739
Sidney Yates [D-Illinois] 202-225-3493
David Obey [D Wisc] 202-225-3240

Richard Jensen
executive director, H-Net

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