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Trump's efforts to cut National Parks budget faces bipartisan pushback

By Kirk Siegler

Published June 8, 2025 at 6:21 AM MDT

President Trump wants to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from the National Park Service budget this year and much more next year. The effort is facing bipartisan criticism.

Kirk Siegler

As a correspondent on NPR's national desk, Kirk Siegler covers rural life, culture and politics from his base in Boise, Idaho.

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