Together with photos of the shutdown at different parks. According to the National Park service, 401 National Park sites are closed under this partial Government Shutdown. Over 20,000 furloughed staff. 3,000 staff deemed essential. 715,000 park visitors per day turned away. 450,000 in lost federal revenue per day. 300,000 in lost entrance fees. 150,000 in other lost spending. On the 715,000 visitors turned away, who makes that decision . How and why they are turned away . Guest under the federal shutdown, the Government Shutdown, congress basically has shut down the federal government. And so what that has caused is all the National Parks must close their doors. As you can imagine the National Parks is responsible for the protection of our National Parks and Public Safety. And so when they have to furlough 85 of their workers, they dont have the staff to keep the parks opened and to maintain them, provide the kind of Public Safety and assurances that people visiting the parks can count
You could just see the massive amount of numbers. After this investigation started, management was still pulling. Management was still pulling these cases out of the request states. At one point before, once they help them meet their monthly go, these decisions. They were waiting for them to come in the mail. They would bank fees for their own numerical purpose and hold them before sending them out the next month. There would be 50 cases all set favorable, on the record. Himould allow them to put where this is with the judge for writing. They had been written two weeks ago. All favorable sitting there for the next month. These are the individuals. That was a great overview. Thank you. People work inny the Social Security office in huntington . At one time i think we had about 60. At that office, maybe in the law office, other people had to know something was going on. Absolutely. Before of you have actually and areup shown courage here today. It sounds like you have been through a very
Your Credit Rating goes dowfnlt the tragedy of this is that were not only going to add to the deficit and debt of this country by playing this brinksmanship, we are going to hurt every american, every american who relies on credit, whether it is a mortgage, whether it is car loan, a student loan. Weve now linke link student loo this problem. Think about the dollars and think about whats happening to the American People when we dont do the things that we need to do. We shut down government but wont let people go to work, serve the public, but then say, oh, dont worry, were going to pay you. And then we cost by shutting down this government we have cost millions and millions a and millions and billions of dollars, adding to the deficit and debt. Dollars that we didnt have to spend. And now were going to play this brinksmanship in our debt limb. Debt limit. Were going to shake up not only the american markets, were going it add to the interest costs not only of the American People and of
Mr. Visclosky if i could ask my friend how many more speakers they have. Mr. Frelinghuysen we anticipate through the chair. Several more speakers. But we are both waiting perhaps for some additional mr. Visclosky thats what both of us are doing. We could continue doing it talking to each other. Mr. Frelinghuysen i would be happy to. Let me say i want to salute you and chairman young for sponsoring this legislation which is truly bipartisan. Bringing it to the floor and giving members of both parties an opportunity to join together at a time when theres a lot of disjointment around here and lack of consensus on this. Theres no argument at all. Im highly appreciative of all that you have done to assist this process. Mr. Visclosky i appreciate the gentlemans remark, mr. Young, who has announced his retirement at the end of this congress. You could find no finer person in the world kinder heart or wanting to leave the world better than our chairman. I was going to close but would use this
Is a very reasonable people here in congress. There are many who want to do what is right. There are many who want to Work Together to conduct the business of our nation. I would say to them in all my colleagues, now is the time. Now its time for for congress to stop fighting battles. Now is the time for congress to come together to do what is right for the nation and now is the time for congress to come together and fulfill americas financial obligations. I began my remarks and i thought appropriate to conclude with another one. Lincoln once said, and i quote him, i am a Firm Believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to begin a national crisis. And bo. That is why we are here today. We need to give the American People the truth. The real fact, only then, whenever one understands the facts on the church would be able to meet this financial crisis. Senator hatch. Thank you, mr. Chairman. 20 thank you for holding todays hearing on the debt limit. I also want t