WBUR: Warren, Markey call for answers on federal funding cuts to Mass. museums and libraries

Massachusetts Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey sent a letter Tuesday evening to the Institute of Museum and Library Services Acting Director Keith E. Sonderling demanding answers on funding cuts to museums and libraries across the country.

Sen. Warren's office shared the letter exclusively with WBUR on Monday. In the document, Warren and Markey asked for further information on the future of certain programs and IMLS’s plan to act in accordance with laws that require minimum funding by state.

“Donald Trump’s cuts to museums and libraries are an attack on our nation’s history and on children’s education,” Warren told WBUR in a statement. “This chaos will jeopardize $50 billion in economic benefit and over 720,000 jobs. As the Trump administration continues to damage our communities, Senator Markey and I will keep fighting for families in Massachusetts and across the country.”

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