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Pence Calls for Repairing Parks with Energy Revenues

Reuters

   OLD FAITHFUL, WYO. - Against the backdrop of Yellowstone's Old Faithful
   Geyser, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday urged Congress to
   dedicate billions of dollars in federal energy revenues for repairs to
   aging facilities at America's national parks.

   The Trump administration proposal, which failed to pass last year
   despite broad bipartisan support on Capitol Hill, offers warring
   Republicans and Democrats a rare vehicle for legislative common ground.

   Upkeep of the park system, whose facilities and infrastructure have
   fallen into disrepair as visitation at many parks has risen steadily in
   recent years, is widely seen as popular with voters in both major
   parties.

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