Washington, Sept. 24 -- Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) led 7 Members of the Virginia delegation - including U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), Don Beyer (VA-08), Eugene Vindman (VA-07), Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) and James Walkinshaw (VA-11) - in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins in strong opposition to the Trump Administration's proposal to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule (the "Roadless Rule").
Since its implementation in 2001, the Roadless Rule has protected 45 million acres of forest lands across the country, including nearly 394,000 acres in the Commonwe...