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Raúl Grijalva: History has already affirmed the wisdom of previous national monument designations and history will judge new attempts…

On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
History has already affirmed the wisdom of previous national monument designations and history will judge new attempts to weaken the Act very harshly.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva asserts that historical precedent supports the Antiquities Act.

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