Earl Blumenauer: “There is no place more sacred for me than the Vietnam Memorial. A close second is the Lincoln Memorial. I visit and run…”

“There is no place more sacred for me than the Vietnam Memorial. A close second is the Lincoln Memorial. I visit and run by these poignant places on our National Mall on a nearly daily basis when Congress is in session. When changes to the Mall are planned it is critical to have a process in place to protect the integrity of the memorials that honor our history. I'm appalled that a bill such as this is coming before Congress, which short circuits the well-functioning process currently in place. This isn't about bureaucracy and the environment. This is about respect for two sacred places.”