Political Quotes

to merely open the floodgates to the use of our public lands without any protections, due process, community involvement... is going back to a time that got us into this situation.

Based on the OIG's findings in its September 2023 report on the National Park Service's (NPS) deferred maintenance management, please explain the primary reasons that NPS deferred maintenance costs have increased since Fiscal Year 2021.

Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from New York (Mr. Meeks), the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Effective democratic governance depends upon informed public participation, and several international conventions and policy guidelines call for enhanced public participation in environmental management.