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On the recordMay 9, 2023
When President Clinton designated the Giant Sequoia National Monument over 20 years ago, he said, and I quote, 'We are here because we recognize that these trees, though they live to be very old and grow very large, like life itself, are still fragile.'
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva cites Clinton's words on the fragility of giant sequoias.

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