Yes. I mean, some of these are roadside areas.

The idea that state park officials... could readily step into the shoes of the National Park Service... is simply incorrect.

The funding and protection of our national parks is a fundamental responsibility of the Federal Government.

Guess what. National parks are part of the Federal Government, and when you shut down the government, you also shut down the parks.

I feel like any of those 14 percent in particular are acceptable for paddling.

I appreciate that comment.

Accepting that there is no non-disappearance entirely of the Federal role, who pays the bills?

If anything is to be learned from the unnecessary and damaging government shutdown it is that Americans love their national parks and public lands.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Tucson High Magnet School's teacher, Art Almquist, as being named Teacher of the Year by People Magazine. For the past 17 years, Mr. Almquist has been Tucson Magnet's drama teacher. He has built a…

The bills before us today are variations of extreme behavior regarding the past and now the projected future government shutdowns and our beloved National Park system.

I think it is a fitting tribute in many ways to the fine work the Peace Corps has done and to a legacy of public service.