Steve israel. [applause] come on, steve. And my dear friend and one of the great former republican state chairs of the state of new york, ben cox. [applause] you see, like the former members of congress, our board is a bipartisan board made up of people from both Political Parties and from all walks of life, because that is what new york represented when we formed this great nation. You are in the building that is not the original federal hall. The original federal hall was a wooden building that basically lasted to 1812, and then was demolished. It was serving as the city hall of what was then new york. Ironically, in 2024, new york as a unified city will be 400 years old as a founded city. And in 2026, we will be celebrating our nations 250th birthday. Coinciding with that, im sure all of your kids and grandchildren will want to know come to new york and new jersey because we are going to be hosting the world cup of soccer. So we hope. America 250 congress sanctioned in 2017 a commis
Cuts in visitor interpretation and education, not enough money for employee pay raises or to replace jobs lost by past years' cuts, and less money for replacing worn out equipment are troubling areas of President Biden's FY25 budget request for the National Park Service, which continues to see visitation rise and additional units for the agency to manage.
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The Great American Outdoors Act, passed by Congress in a bi-partisan vote in 2020, is funneling millions of dollars into deferred maintenance at Yellowstone and other national parks.