Rep. Chris Stewart joins the efforts of congressional Republicans to hold the Obama administration accountable for its closing of national parks during the government shutdown.
Reports The Hill:
Arizona’s congressional delegation is pressing the administration to pay their state for expenses from reopening national parks during the 16-day government shutdown.
Separately, Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah) is pushing a bill aimed at ensuring national parks remain open in the event that the government someday closes down again.
Republicans blasted President Obama and the Interior Department for barricading the World War II Memorial and other national park sites during the shutdown, arguing it was unnecessary.
“The president realizes those are pressure points for people,” Stewart said. “If you ask people what they remember most about the government shutdown, the most common answer is the World War II veterans at the memorial.”
“It is one of those things that people react to and see.”
