Senators urge panel to approve battlefield expansion bill
by MBJ Staff Published: July 31,2011
Tags: battlefields, Civil War, cultural tourism, federal government, military, parks, tourism
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) are encouraging a Senate panel to advance their legislation authorizing the expansion of three units of the Vicksburg National Military Park. The National Park Subcommittee of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee has received testimony on the Champion Hill, Port Gibson and Raymond [...] [...]
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