Vice President says National Parks getting needed upgrade

By AP

Laramie, WY – Vice President Joe Biden spoke at Yellowstone National Park today. He said the hundreds of stimulus projects now under way in parks are long overdue upgrades to what he calls the nation's neglected national jewels.
The vice president is on a two-day tour highlighting Recovery Act projects in Yellowstone and Grand Canyon national parks.
Biden spoke today/Monday to about 100 Yellowstone National Park employees after surveying the progress of one of the projects, the $4.7 million replacement of the Madison Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Biden says some $750 million in stimulus money has gone to 800 national park projects. He said we're beginning to polish once again these national jewels.
He says the projects have created jobs in tough times, but they needed to be done regardless of the state of economy.