Washington, Sept. 24 -- Congressman James R. Walkinshaw issued the following press release:
Today, Congressman James Walkinshaw (VA-11) and Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan led 6 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), and Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) - 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 C...