Congressional Efforts to Aid the Arts in Recovery Plan Under Attack

The proposed $50-million for the National Endowment for the Arts in the economic stimulus bill is prompting criticism from those who say the allocation would be wasteful spending, reports The Boston Globe.

Advocates for the federal aid say there is a historical resonance to the proposal, reviving memories of the way President Franklin D. Roosevelt supported the hiring of thousands of artists, writers, painters, and photographers as part of the New Deal, reports the newspaper.

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