Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Newsmax on Friday that despite the Democrat-driven federal government shutdown, the Interior Department has been working tirelessly to keep many of America’s treasured national parks open — but warned the effort can’t last forever.
“When the Democrats shut down the government, then we’re not allowed to use appropriated funding to keep any of our operations going,” Burgum told “National Report.” “So the fact that we’ve been able to keep the parks going is taking planning, it’s taken effort, it’s taken creativity.”
Burgum explained that the department has been relying on recreational fees — funds paid by visitors themselves — to sustain operations during the funding freeze.
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