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On the recordApril 15, 2013
Sometimes conservation can't wait for Congress to act, which is why 16 of the 19 Presidents who have held office since the passing of the Antiquities Act have used it to establish National Monuments.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona
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Emphasis on the urgency of conservation efforts.

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