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Rep. Gosar Responds to Agreement to Re-Open the Grand Canyon
Washington, DC,
October 12, 2013
Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement concerning the agreement between the state of Arizona and the National Park Service to re-open the Grand Canyon:
Rep. Gosar Responds to Agreement to Re-Open the Grand Canyon Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) issued the following statement concerning the agreement between the state of Arizona and the National Park Service to re-open the Grand Canyon: "I am pleased that the Park Service responded to the common sense requests made by the Governor, the Mayor of Tusayan and myself to allow the state and local governments to step in and temporarily manage the Grand Canyon in light of the federal government slowdown. Americans can now visit the crown jewel of our national park system and enjoy their vacations. My thanks go out to Governor Brewer and Mayor Bryan for working together to get this done. As far as the President's statement saying that the State and local governments will not get reimbursed for their costs in running national parks, this is another example of the President seeking to inflict harm on the American people to make a political point. I co-sponsored legislation, H.R.3286, that would fully reimburse the state of Arizona for funding national park services. I want the State to know its initiative will be commended, not punished. Once again Arizona shows that it is a leader in doing the job the federal government refuses to do." Background: ### |