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John Hansen: “Mr. Speaker, I do not think a lot of people realize as they go to our beautiful parks in America who makes them that…”

On the recordOctober 13, 1998
Mr. Speaker, I do not think a lot of people realize as they go to our beautiful parks in America who makes them that way. Of course the park system does, and we compliment those folks who wear those Smoky Bear hats and give us good information and help us out. But on the other side of the coin, when you go to a place like Yellowstone and you go to the Lake Lodge or the Old Faithful Lodge, or you go to the beautiful expansion of the north rim of the Grand Canyon and look over that panorama that takes your breath away, who makes it so you can have a good meal and park your car and buy petrol and all of the things that are necessary? I think in a way we sometimes diminish the role of the concessionaires in our National Parks. These people do us a good job, and without those people, we could not really look at the parks and enjoy them the way we do.
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John Hansen
Iowa
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Highlighting the importance of concessionaires in maintaining and enhancing the experience in National Parks.

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