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National Parks Need More Money, Say Tennessee Members of New Coalition
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- At a press conference
today, the new coalition of Americans for National Parks, including
several organizations from Tennessee, called for an additional $280
million in the National Park Service's fiscal year 2003 operating
budget to protect national parks across the country.
"Preserving and protecting our national parks is of utmost value
for historical and ecological purposes," said Representative Bob
Clement (D-5-TN). "I commend this group of ...