I rise today to offer a motion to recommit this bill with instructions because a simple extension of existing law fails to address the many serious problems with the NEA that continue to resurface. Mr. Speaker. this motion contains instructions to limit distribution of NEA funds for fiscal years 1994 and 1995 that would provide financial assistance to illegal aliens. The gentleman from Montana has stated that the rules prevent under the NEA and doctrine of issuing those dollars. And. to the credit of the NEA. they have withdrawn support for the problem that we had in San Diego. The rules under which the NEA operates can be codified by this House by this motion to recommit. which prohibits those dollars from going to illegal aliens. directly or indirectly. Mr. Speaker. I would say to my friend. the gentleman from Montana . that the reason I offer this motion is this was not the first case in San Diego. This is the fifth case of NEA dollars being directed toward illegal immigrants. There are two agendas here. One is the illegal immigration agenda. which does not do the NEA benefit and does not do the taxpayers benefit. This summer in San Diego. some selfproclaimed artists received a $5.000 grant from the Museum of Contemporary Art in San Diego that was partially funded by the NEA. and used it to hand out crisp $10 bills to illegal aliens. And they call this art. Mr.
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