WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- 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, issued the following statement after the Trump Administration announced that it would terminate Yosemite's reservation system (https://www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/article/yosemite-national-park-reservations-21360910.php):
"After already scaling back Yosemite's reservation system, the Trump Administration's shortsighted move to eliminate it altogether will diminish the visitor experience for Californians and tourists alike. With our national park system already strained by Donald Trump's funding and staffing cuts, this decision will limit outdoor recreation...