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On the recordOctober 15, 2013
We shouldn't be sitting here acting shocked that closing the parks was part of closing the government.
Said by
Carol Shea-Porter
New Hampshire

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Shea-Porter acknowledges the closure of parks during the government shutdown.

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Oct 15, 2013

Now, the reason the government was shut down was not because they had a problem with the parks. It wasn't anything else that they were worried about.

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Oct 15, 2013

I can't imagine that there's anybody who works in a national park or dedicates his or her life to serving the public, that anyone would say, oh, let's close it during their busiest season.

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Jan 8, 2014

I think the American public would be really interested to hear that what we are actually talking about, ultimately, is it OK to dump mining waste within 100 feet of a stream.

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May 20, 2013

Our industry is being absolutely decimated, as I know you are all aware.

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