On the recordOctober 14, 2011
Imagine if Teddy Roosevelt had allowed a few gold miners in the Grand Canyon to block protection of that great American landmark. Imagine if loggers and sheepherders had blocked designation of Yosemite as a National Park. Today, we confront a similar challenge--to protect one of America's great places, Appalachia, in the face of special interest assault. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on H.R. 2273.





