WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, issued the following statement on today’s passage of the First State National Historical Park Act out of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
“I was proud to lead my colleagues on the Energy and Natural Resources Committee in voting today to support the First State National Historical Park Act, bringing Delaware one step closer to its first national park,” Senator Coons said. “For more than a decade, Senator Carper has worked tirelessly to finally bring a national park to our state, and today he has my sincere congratulations. A national park will preserve and celebrate our state’s vibrant history, while boosting Delaware’s economy and creating jobs. Senator Carper and I will now work to get this bill a vote of the full Senate, and bring the First State National Historical Park one step closer to reality.”
Senator Coons is an original cosponsor of S.323, the First State National Historical Park Act.
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