Government Shutdown: Closing National Parks Could Spark Public Outcry Similar to 1995
From the San Jose Mercury News:
“With a federal government shutdown, padlocks are expected to begin going up Tuesday at the gates of hundreds of national parks across the United States from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay to the Washington Monument. …
“During the last government shutdown, for 28 days in 1995, national park closures sparked waves of angry calls to Congress and the White House.”
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