The U.S. House of Representatives just voted to keep level funding for the National Endowment for the Arts in the next fiscal year by a vote of 253 in favor to 173 opposed -- a larger margin of victory than anybody expected. As a colleague said, "I didn't realize we were so beloved." In fact, the main focus of the debate was about whether a Republican or a Democrat would get to offer the amendment to restore funding. How times change! Andy Finch AAM Government Affairs [log in to unmask]