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Lawmakers Turn National Parks Budget Into Pork Barrel
Thurmond corridor in West Virginia along the New River Gorge gains a $2.5 million visitor center funded by Sen. Byrd. The piece argues lawmakers repeatedly steer Park Service funds to district projects, boosting land purchases and construction in hometowns while maintenance suffers.
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Thurmond
W.va
National Park Service
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Amtrak
Cardinal Limited
Sophia
Byrd
Senate Appropriations Committee
Park Service
New River Gorge
Roger Kennedy
Agency
Kennedy
Pentagon
Ralph Regula
Ohio
House
Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation
New England
Pennsylvania
Joseph McDade
Delaware Water Gap
Yellowstone
Grand Teton
Glacier
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Senate
Trent Lott
Miss
Mississippi
Natchez Trace
Upper Midwest
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Dakota
South Dakota
Rep
Regula
Interior Appropriations Subcommittee
Appropriations Committee
Natural Resources Committee
Washington
Congress
James Ridenour
Ridenour
Yellowstone National Park
Craig Thomas
Barbara Cubin
Capitol Hill
Corinth
Lott
Shiloh National Military Park
Shiloh
Tennessee
Fayetteville