President Bush has recognized the importance of arts in education by including arts as a core academic subject in his "No Child Left Behind Plan" that he signed into law in January. For the fiscal year 2003, the President has proposed a $2.1 million increase in funding for the National Endowment for the Arts, a $2.4 million increase for the National Endowment for the Humanities, and a $15.7 million increase for the Institute of Museum and Library Services. As the co-chairman of the bipartisan Congressional Arts Caucus, I am pleased with the President’s commitment to the arts, especially considering the tightened budget as a result of the war against terrorism.Bush Cheers Government Support For Art
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"Visitors to the United Nations look at a five-ton gun sculpture called "The Art of Peacemaking" by Canadian artists Sandra Bromley and Wallis Kendal entitled "Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons In All It's Aspects." The sculpture was made of more than 7 000 deactivated weapons and was created in hopes of promoting peace and ending world violence."