Park Service balks at requirement to plan ahead for future shutdowns
Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Tucson, (left) accused Republican lawmakers of presenting “doomsday scenarios†of another federal government shutdown in an effort to deflect blame for the October shutdown. Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, accused the National Park Service of operating under a “Soviet-era mindset†by closing parks around the country. (Cronkite News Service photo by Jack Fitzpatrick)