On the recordJuly 12, 1995
I would submit that items such as running boat landings, and campgrounds, and tourism simply are not the appropriate realm for government activity. I would submit that other activities that are covered by this cut, although they may be appropriately within the realm of government, are not within the realm of the Federal Government. This is a quintessentially regional and local program. It is for the benefit of the people who live in the Tennessee Valley, and I do not doubt that there is a considerable benefit to them. But the people who benefit from the program should pay for the program. It should be done, if they choose, by their State, county, and local governments, but it should not be paid for by people living in other parts of the country.
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