1. Narric Rome, Americans for the Arts March 20, 2017
Legislative & Political Update for Advanced Advocates: Update on U.S. Senate
Narric Rome, Americans for the Arts
March 20, 2017

3. New Faces in the Senate Catherine Cortez Masto (NV)
Tammy Duckworth (IL)
Maggie Hassan (NH)
Kamala Harris (CA)
Todd Young (IN)
Chris Van Hollen (MD)
John Kennedy (LA)
Luther Strange (AL)

4. GOP Leadership

5. Democratic Leadership

6. Key Senate Committee Leadership
Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) & Tom Udall (D- NM) lead the committee with jurisdiction over funding for the NEA (Interior Appropriations)
Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) lead the education committee. Good team.
Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) lead the Senate Finance Committee.

7. What’s Happening in the Senate?

8. What’s Happening in the Senate?

9. Senate Cultural Caucus
34 members, over a 1/3 of the Senate!
Freshmen Sens. Van Hollen and
Harris have both already joined!

10. Appropriations Dear Colleague

11. Letter to President Trump
Led by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), and coordinated with Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM), to President Trump, in support of the NEA and NEH
The 24 signatories include two GOP members, Senators Capito (R-WV) and Collins (R-ME)

12. Narric Rome
Vice President of Govt. Affairs & Arts Education
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