WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), today slammed Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum over the National Park Service's evasiveness and lack of transparency in its efforts to advance President Trump's various construction projects throughout the nation's capital. Following up on his previous letter to Burgum and National Park Service Acting Director Jessica Bowron, Blumenthal reiterated his previous request for documents and information related to the various projects President Trump has pursued and demanded answers about no-bid contracts for work o...