Not only does withholding pay irreparably harm some of the N.P.S.’s most vulnerable staff at a time of immense difficulty and uncertainty, it discourages future applicants and further strains the N.P.S.’s ability to recruit the skilled, committed employees the agency and the American public depend on.
Senator Bennet's letter urging compensation for furloughed National Park Service workers.
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