On the recordJune 10, 2020
We have a chance to lead. We have a chance to show the American people that Congress can work together. We have a chance to show the American people that indeed Republicans and Democrats can come together for the good of their country to provide great things for future generations. Despite the bickering seen on nightly talk shows, this Congress can come together and pass the Great American Outdoors Act, which can restore faith in our government to do what people hope we will do, and that is to come together and to work together and to inspire each other with those dreams of previous generations who protected our lands and had the idea and forethought to create national parks, to create national forests, to say that there are places in our great land that can and should be enjoyed for generations to come. It is also about ballparks and swimming pools because not all of these dollars go to purchase land. In fact, here is a photo of a ballpark in Pueblo, CO. Runyon Park was funded through the Land and Water Conservation Fund. We have swimming pools across Utah and Alaska that were funded through it as well. States determine a great portion of it. Listed here is Paradise Sports Park in Paradise, UT. It sounds like a great place. In 2015, $80,000 was used for that park in Paradise. In Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula, there is the Kenai soccer park in the city of Kenai, which received $321,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Let's lead. Let's inspire.…





