Udall, Salazar Jump-Start RMNP Bill
January 9, 2009
Editorial board, The Coloradoan
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Excerpts:
Amazing that Congress can approve a $700 billion bailout package in a matter of weeks, but it has taken more than 35 years to pass common-sense legislation that would designate much of Rocky Mountain National Park as a wilderness area.
…U.S. Reps. Betsy Markey, D-Fort Collins, and Jared Polis, D-Boulder, are correctly sponsoring companion legislation in the House.
About Ben Beach
A graduate of Harvard with a law degree from Catholic University, Ben worked for The Wilderness Society from May 1984 to November 2011, making him our longest-serving staff member. He edited Wilderness magazine and our newsletter. Ben was also... More about Ben Beach
