It just stuns me that the gentleman from Virginia is unwilling to put his constituents back to work in opening and working in our national parks. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Washington (Mr. Hastings), the Chairman of the Natural Resources Committee.
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