One hundred Republican members of Congress recommend ending funding for the National Endowment for the Arts and PBS. Says the report: “In 2001, America spent $27 billion on nonprofit arts funding: $11.5 billion from the private sector; $14 billion in earned income (tickets sales, etc.); and $1.3 billion in combined federal, state, and local public support (of which $105 million was from the NEA — 0.39% of total nonprofit arts funding),” the report states. “The funding could easily be funded by private donations. Savings: $1.8 billion over ten years ($678 million over five years).”