11/02/2011
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"What would you tell them about the economic benefits that public lands protections, like a national monument status could bring for businesses of all types that are located nearby?"
"My bill, H.R. 2215, the San Gabriel Mountains, Foothills, and River Protection Act would expand the San Gabriel Mountains national monument."
"I was part of a decade's long effort to get more resources to these mountains, and we were rewarded in 2014 when President Obama proclaimed it a monument."
"Mr. Rasker, my district is in the Los Angeles County area and is home to the San Gabriel Mountains."