Under existing law, the quality of your service does not serve as the criteria for retention due to a presumed disruptio...
I think you probably hit the nail on the head there. In my personal experience, this is a generational issue.
We have to put scarce resources where we need it most, in those art, music, drama, PE--physical education.
I appreciate that, and for purposes again of our members, even the Smithsonian recognized the value of the Blue Ridge Pa...
I think all would agree that in some cases, an 800-foot swath is not protecting.
Are there benefits realized by having the center located on the university grounds versus on Park Service grounds?
I want to thank Senators Burr, Hagan, Warner and Webb for their leadership in introducing the Blue Ridge Parkway Protect...
This legislation is desperately needed because a lack of funding has been a critical barrier to protecting the Parkway's...
I think we have a critical shortage of math and science teachers in our schools and in our country.
Passage of this bill and subsequent appropriations would constitute a critical investment in the Blue Ridge Parkway's sc...
Let me switch, if I could, very quickly to S. 1017, the Cane River National Heritage Area Commission.
We certainly need to replicate that in every school in our country. If our students had had that knowledge, I don't thin...
Does the Park Service provide funds for the operation of the commission?
Thank you, Chairman Harkin. Secretary Duncan, thanks for your testimony today. I appreciated your quote, 'that we are go...
This bill has bipartisan, bicameral support from North Carolina and Virginia. It is important for the continued enjoymen...
Does the university pick up any of that $12 million cost?
Thank you to the Chairman and Ranking Member for your ongoing efforts to preserve and enhance our nation's most pristine...
I urge the subcommittee to support this effort, and to recognize that a renewed investment in the Blue Ridge Parkway is ...
