09/24/2019
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"Ultimately, the Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition, a historic coalition representing the five tribes connected to Bears Ears, felt cut out of the process and left the negotiating table."
"Everything is done for political purposes."
"Also, there are going to be approximately 677,000 acres of Federal public lands, and your bill would potentially open up those 677,000 acres of Federal public lands that are no longer within the Grand..."
"I want to make clear that right after he issued the proclamation Executive Order, we are aware that in the 105th and 106th Congress, that Congress ratified these new boundaries."