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On the recordMay 1, 2017
When President Trump and House Republicans seek to destroy the Antiquities Act and the special places it has protected, they place themselves squarely on the wrong side of history.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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Grijalva criticized Trump's efforts to undermine the Antiquities Act.

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