[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 134 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11316-S11317]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         OBJECTION TO CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY H.R. 1296

 Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I am announcing that I would object 
to any request for unanimous consent to proceed to consider the 
conference report on H.R. 1296.
  I would object to any unanimous request to proceed with this 
conference report because it contains a provision to that would allow 
the Secretary of the Interior to sell corporate sponsorships to 
America's National Parks System.
  This provision has the potential to completely change the character 
of our

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national parks and fosters conflicts of interest between the Department 
of the Interior and potential sponsors. Importantly, it would fail to 
contribute significantly to critical funding needs of the National 
Parks System.
  I will object to consideration of the conference report because I 
don't believe we should consider such a controversial provision under 
procedures that do not provide for the debate and amendment of such 
objectionable provisions.

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