WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Mark R. Warner issued the following press release:
U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), ex officio member of the Board of Trustees of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, released the following statement on today's board meeting:
"The John F. Kennedy Center is a national monument, and one of the country's premier arts and cultural institutions. Established by Congress as a National Cultural Center in 1958 and re-named in 1964, the Center has always had an important relationship with Congress, as Congress funds operations and maintenance and capital repair and restoration for the building.
"Unfortunately, recent actions by the president and certain board members have treated the Center like a personal vanit...