Joe Lieberman: “I rise to express my regret that the Interior Appropriations bill under consideration here includes no money for the…”

“I rise to express my regret that the Interior Appropriations bill under consideration here includes no money for the Save America's Treasury Campaign. I would like to describe one of the many important projects that will go unrealized for lack of funding. This valuable project is the preservation of the Mark Twain House in Hartford, Connecticut, and construction of a complementary education and visitor center near the house. Mark Twain wrote seven major books, including 'Tom Sawyer' and the 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,' while living with his family in the house, which he built in 1874. It is projected that the visitor's center would help double--to a total of 100,000--the annual number of visitors to Mark Twain House and contribute an estimated 12 million dollars every year to the Connecticut economy. If money does come available for the Save America's Treasures Campaign, would you agree that the Mark Twain House should be high on the priority list?”