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On October 2, House Appropriations Interior Subcommittee Chairman Mike Simpson gave the following statement on the House floor in support of H.J. Res. 70, Open Our Nation Parks and Museums Act:

"Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this important legislation to fund the operation of the National Park Service, the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Holocaust Museum, and the National Gallery of Art.

"Mr. Speaker, I spoke yesterday about some of the effects of the government shutdown which began a couple of days ago. With each passing day, we hear of more and more impacts resulting from the shutdown across the country and in our nation's capital.