Washington, Oct. 6 -- Congressman Eugene Vindman issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) - the only Virginian on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee - joined Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (Va.-04) in sending a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins opposing the Trump Administration's proposal to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, commonly referred to as 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 Commonwealth of Virginia. Under the Trump Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Forest Service filed a proposal in ...