.@SecretaryZinke claims too many people visit our #NationalParks without paying. He’s wrong – free entry passes are only available to active military, individuals with permanent disabilities, children and park volunteers.
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The fee increase is supposedly meant to address the
@NatlParkService’s $11.6 billion maintenance backlog, but the Trump administration also wants to cut the National Park Service’s budget by more than $500 million.Show this thread
If @SecZinke wants to get serious about addressing the NPS backlog without making the ational parks unaffordable for most Americans, they’ll back our bill.https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=press-releases&id=849561B5-DC6A-424C-B9B4-B5F2D5AD2105 …
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#NationalPark visitors spent approx. $18.4 billion in local economies in 2016, supporting more than 300,000 jobs. This fee increase would make it difficult for many Americans to visit and hurt communities around the parksShow this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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"Over the past decade, Congressional financial support for park maintenance has decreased by 40 percent." Gee it happens that
@GOP has been in the majority most of that time. Coincidence? NOpic.twitter.com/pHJXt40fcL
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he's trying to make it
#Barrier based so#Americans get#Discouraged and don't go#Argue lands are deteriorating and#SelloffThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Isshak Abdoulaye@gmailcom
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