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On the recordMarch 5, 2013
Today I ask this committee to properly fund the National Park Service because national parks create jobs and drive our local economies.
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Ann Kirkpatrick
Democratic · Arizona

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Kirkpatrick emphasizes the economic importance of national parks in her district.

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