Raúl Grijalva actually said...

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

"And each unit of the National Park Service is unique."

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

"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."