Barrasso calls for parks to stay open during shutdown with method deemed illegal

Published September 20, 2023 10:10pm ET



Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) is asking Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to keep national parks and other public lands open in the event of a government shutdown — and use a method that was deemed illegal by a government watchdog agency during the Trump administration.

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