Oregon Business Magazine: Bonamici, Arts Leaders Declare ‘State Of Emergency’
By Garrett Andrews for Oregon Business Magazine
Leaders in the statewide arts community met Monday to discuss approaches to cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities. Afterward, they addressed reporters to raise alarm and show a united front against the Trump Administration’s funding cuts.
“I’m here to say that Donald Trump and the unelected billionaire Elon Musk do not understand the value of arts and culture,” said Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, whose office convened the meeting at the studio of All Classical Radio in the KOIN Tower. “(They) do not understand the importance of differing opinions, and, in fact, are trying to censor opinions. And they do not understand the separation of powers our founding fathers embedded in the Constitution, and we’re here to say that we will not stand by as they attack Oregon’s arts community and culture community.”
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