02/14/2018
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"I believe my Republican colleagues are on the wrong side of the issue."
"Those who support destructive amendments to the Antiquities Act either fail to realize the value of the resources the Act has preserved or the seriousness of the threats posed to the resources or both..."
"At a minimum though the predictions or the claim that designations of national monuments are harmful to the local economies, that isn't borne out in your research?"
"Without a doubt many of the 71 existing national monuments are extremely valuable natural and historic treasures."