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Seen and heard.


"The Colorado team was effective with our day on the Mill because we spoke with many Congressmen that we had spoken to in years before. The ones that signed on before are signing on again this gear to LWCF LWCF Land and Water Conservation Fund
LWCF Lost Work Case Frequency (safety) 
 because they understand the importance of LWCF to building communities and healthy lifestyles in Colorado through the trails system."

--Dena Justice, Raleigh, N.C. (originally from Colorado)

"We were very excited when we were sitting in Senator Obama's office talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to"
lecture, speech

rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to
 an aide and he walked in. It's always a good networking experience."

--Mary Garrison, Winnetka, Ill.

"The two House Representatives and all four of our Senators are very supportive of municipal recreation and state parks. We felt very positive today."

--Donna Kuethe, Moultonboro, N.H

"We potentially have a Representative on the House side expressing interest in being a cosponsor co·spon·sor  
tr.v. co·spon·sored, co·spon·sor·ing, co·spon·sors
To function in the capacity of a joint sponsor of: corporations that cosponsored a marathon.

n.
 on bill accompanying S. 1325. LWCF is alive and well."

--David Gill, Concord, N.H.

"We had a successful and productive day. We had commitments from five Congressional legislators to sign the Dear Colleague letter A dear colleague letter is a letter sent by one member of a legislative body to all fellow members, usually describing a new bill and asking for cosponsors or seeking to influence the recipients' votes on an issue. ."

--Theresa Odello, Norfolk, Va.

"I have a reputation of being very fiscally responsible, but you told me something I didn't know about LWCF, so that's important."

--Rep. Steve Chabot Steven (Steve) Chabot (born January 22, 1953) is a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio, representing that state's 1st congressional district, in the Cincinnati area. Early life and career
Chabot was born in Cincinnati.
 (R-Ohio)

"I'm glad [to sponsor a dear collegue letter]. The LWCF is one of those federal programs that has such an impact on smaller communities. $100 million is not that much for what that money can do."

--Sen. Susan Collins
For the artist, see Susan Alexis Collins.


Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7 1952, in Caribou, Maine) is an American politician, the junior U.S. Senator from Maine and a Republican.
 (R-Maine)
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