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T. Gorton: “I have found it curious that in the several years I have managed this bill and written this bill, almost without…”

On the recordJuly 17, 2000
I have found it curious that in the several years I have managed this bill and written this bill, almost without exception the amendments that are brought to the floor are amendments to increase the amount of money we donate to other units of Government for their primary purposes and almost never do they express a concern for increasing the amount of money to support the functions of the Government of the United States itself. I have gone a long way--my committee has gone a long way--in drafting this bill at least to begin to make up for the deferred maintenance in our national parks and in our national forests and with respect to our Indian reservations and our Indian programs and the management of the Bureau of Public Lands. I think we have at least turned the corner.
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T. Gorton
Republican · Washington
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Discussing funding challenges for national parks during a debate on appropriations.

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