Shaheen and Collins Pitch Bill to Expand Access to National Parks for Disabled Vets

[TexasTowelie]

CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Maine Sen. Susan Collins have introduced a bill to expand access to national parks for disabled veterans.

The bill would make all veterans with a service-connected disability eligible for a free, lifetime pass allowing entry to the parks and other recreational lands and waters held by the United States.

Shaheen, a Democrat, and Collins, a Republican, said under a 2004 law, individuals must be permanently disabled in order to be eligible for a free pass, creating uncertainty on whether all wounded veterans have access to the program. The new bill clarifies the language.

Source: http://mainepublic.org/post/collins-pitches-bill-expand-access-national-parks-disabled-vets

[Ilsa]

1. Good. Thanks TxTowelie.

[TexasTowelie]

2. You're welcome.

Hopefully both sides can agree to pass this legislation.

[democratisphere]

3. Can't do enough for our wounded disabled warriors.

Thanks for some potential good news.

[TexasTowelie]

6. You're welcome.

We get so much bad news from the Trump adminstration that we have to take solace in the few tidbits about government doing good things instead.

[sinkingfeeling]

4. I thought Idiot Amin wants to sell the national parks off.

[niyad]

5. cannot believe it has taken this long to get around to something like this.