We're here today to examine the value of national parks as tourist destinations.
Thanks to the support and work of this committee, and particularly Senators Rockefeller, Klobuchar, Dorgan, and Ensign, ...
So, the idea is, on their iPods, these people that are traveling across country, they can download info on the park.
Every 1 percent we lost to that international tourism business--we've gone down 20 percent since 9/11--has cost us 170,0...
AMY KLOBUCHAR, Minnesota, Chairman
We are really excited about the Travel Promotion Act and look forward to working with you.
If we didn't have Wi-Fi, they wouldn't come to our park.
I think if every community that has a park have--make sure that there's money for the park to bring those kids into that...
I think having our Tourism Subcommittee... look at it in a different way, in terms of the function of those parks for jo...
Right. And then you went from 19,000 visitors in 2007 to 50,000 last year, a 30,000 jump.
It is just my impression, having only been here for 4 years, that since you have come in, you have worked very hard on t...
We all talk about bringing peace to the world. I can think of no better way to encourage peace than to encourage people ...
Do you have any plans of expanding these guidelines to other smaller enforcement actions?
Mine safety must be their highest priority.
I think we have to examine what we can do legally to make sure that mines that are clearly not safe are shut down.
I'd like to associate myself with Senator Murray's remarks, and address myself to the families, and thank them for being...
That is an actual funding issue, right?
I share Senator Bennet's and your passion and outrage at what we have now.
