WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, joined Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and 10 other Senators in sounding the alarm over the Trump Administration's so-called "modernization" plans for national park access, including several alarming partisan, polarizing initiatives that undermine the spirit of public lands for all.
The Senators blasted the National Park Service's (NPS) concerning decision to remove Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of fee-free days while adding President Trump's birthday to the list. They expressed concerns about the highly problematic nature of these a...