Park in Pelosi's district slated to receive $200M probed by top GOP senator
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Sen. John Barrasso sent a letter to Presidio Trust chair Lynne Benioff regarding the trust’s federal financial obligations. The national park is in Rep. Nancy Pelosi's district.
The Presidio Trust in San Francisco oversees the national park and, per the legislation that established the trust, it must be financially self-sustainable.
"The Presidio Trust Act states that the Presidio of San Francisco must be financially self-sufficient and should not receive funding from the American taxpayer," Barrasso wrote. "The Presidio Trust’s website further confirms this by stating that the park is managed ‘at no cost to the taxpayers.’"
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