02/16/2011
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"Thank you, Madam Chairman. Thank you for allowing me to join you today, even though I am not on the subcommittee."
"Senator Portman also asked if the three park expansion bills will add to the maintenance backlog."
"I know this is a result of a lot of years of study saying that the low population density of these fish in carefully selected lakes would not lead to impairment of the park resources."
"Yes, I think as the centennial approaches we're looking for ways to ensure that the backlog can be improved, hopefully cleared at a lot of these great facilities."