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On the recordApril 26, 2012
Summer vacation for many families is being planned as we speak, and if you would listen to those who planned this hearing, you would think that there was no way to visit a national seashore or park this summer.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva comments on misconceptions about visiting national parks during summer vacations.

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