Sorry to say this, but our congressfolk (with the exception of Andy Jacobs) seem to respond only to one tack: MONEY. I would stress the number of jobs the arts/humanities provide, the tax base they attract, the hotel rooms they sell, the products the industry "consumes", etc. Both Illinois (state of) and Indianapolis (Arts Council) have done studies with many quotable statistics, and I'm sure other states/cities have done so as well. Also, I would stress that public funding leverages private funding, and private funders look to public funders for the "quality stamp" they require. Finally, I would stress that without public funding many arts events and institutions would go under, leaving the congressfolk without anything to attend to canvass people with money for contributions to re-election campaigns. Again, sorry to be so cynical but I have been hammering my head against the congressional wall (so to speak) for a number of years and I've gotten very discouraged. Julia Moore