04/12/2011
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"I want to thank Senators Burr, Hagan, Warner and Webb for their leadership in introducing the Blue Ridge Parkway Protection Act."
"Are there benefits realized by having the center located on the university grounds versus on Park Service grounds?"
"I think all would agree that in some cases, an 800-foot swath is not protecting."
"I appreciate that, and for purposes again of our members, even the Smithsonian recognized the value of the Blue Ridge Parkway and built a facility off of the parkway which houses the bluegrass museum ..."