Bellevue Hosts Hearing on National Parks
15th Sep 2005, 03:54 GMT
Five years ago, President Bush pledged to erase the maintenance backlog in America's National Parks. The President has increased funding, but overall, critics say the nation's crown jewels are deteriorating. One Republican member of Congress is so concerned he's holding hearings around the nation.
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