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NPCA Praises GOP Leadership's Support of Frederick Douglass Home; Encourages Congress to Address Funding Needs of All National Parks

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From: U.S. Newswire
Date: 20030508
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WASHINGTON, May 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R- Ill.) and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) today introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate recognizing that Congress should provide adequate funding for the restoration of Frederick Douglass' historic home, a need that was identified through the National Parks Conservation Association's innovative State of the Parks(r) program.

"We are very pleased that the Speaker and Senate Majority Leader have joined the effort to preserve the legacy of a great American, Frederick ...

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