Likely redundant for this audience, but cutting NIH and NEA is like shooting yourself in the foot.
The NIH is globally recognized as a premier research organization. It not only conducts essential internal research (HIV/AIDS comes to mind since I was involved in that arena a decade or so ago) but funds a slew of university research labs, which ultimately train our next generation scientists. Dollars to NIH save lives, educate scientists, and indirectly promote vast amounts of private dollars to research, e.g., the biotech industry.
NEA dollars appear to be wasteful “arsty-fartsy” dollars to the ignorant, but result in $9 for every $1 spent. Win-win.