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Doug Lamborn: “By contrast, we have the Antiquities Act, and we have Presidential proclamations, executive orders designated what…”

On the recordMarch 7, 2023
By contrast, we have the Antiquities Act, and we have Presidential proclamations, executive orders designated what started out as antiquities and has morphed into hundreds of thousands or millions of acres of designations by the Executive without congressional buy-in or signing off.
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Doug Lamborn
Republican · Colorado

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Lamborn criticizes the use of the Antiquities Act for designating lands without congressional approval.

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