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Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chair Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, speaks during a committee hearing with testimony from Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on the President’s Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2019, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Zinke defends plan to raise park fees amid flap over travel
March 13, 2018 5:11 p.m.

Zinke defends plan to raise park fees amid flap over travel

WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke bristled Tuesday under questioning by Democrats about his travel spending as the Trump administration seeks deep cuts to conservation programs and fee increases at national parks.