Jane Alexander Quotes
The reason the National Endowment needs to exist is simply that the not-for-profit sector cannot make it on its own.
Jane Alexander, Chair, National Endowment for the Arts (Democrat), Interview, CBS Face the Nation, December 26, 1993
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This has almost come to pass. The public pays for most of the arts today via the publishing and entertainment industries, and while there are still private patrons of the arts who contribute much, the government, acting in the name of the people are beginning to act as artistic patrons. At the time she and her husband, through the WPA actually used government money to support theater companies, painters, writers, photographers, dancers and other artists and art projects.
It was finally passed and signed into law on August 22, 1996
He later claimed that he misspoke. He was particularly damaged by this statement as he was personally very wealthy, was supported by most large corporations, and had been accused of only worrying about the rich and business.
What makes this a noteworthy political quotation is that when he made the statement, his party had lurched to the radical right and almost no one else in the Republican party would publicly say that the Federal Government had any legitimate role that involved social services, food distribution, welfare or health care. Also the Republican Presidential candidate the day before had been discovered writing off the poorest 43 percent of the country. Heller however, was up for reelection in a state what was hit much harder than most in the Great Recession and without Federal Assistance many state residents would be in terrible circumstances and Heller would not fare well in the election if he took the then required Republican ideology. Also, Heller came from a blue collar family and had a much different outlook than most Republicans of that particular time.
Jane Alexander is an American actress and author. She is the recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Tony Award, and nominations for four Academy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. From 1993 to 1997, Alexander served as the chairwoman of the National Endowment for the Arts.
