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On the recordDecember 7, 2011
Maybe we can do something about that with the Senator's help and that of Congressman Carney, and our colleagues in the Senate and the House--and maybe including the Presiding Officer from North Carolina. In closing, believe it or not, the economic value of national parks is actually charged for every one of our States. The most visited sites in the United States among tourists from foreign countries are our national parks. The economic value to the State of North Carolina--I was told last year--from their national parks was $700 million. Not bad.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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