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Colleen Hanabusa: “Only Congress has the authority to shrink or rescind national monuments, which is why last week's proclamation is…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2017
Only Congress has the authority to shrink or rescind national monuments, which is why last week's proclamation is already being challenged in court.
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Colleen Hanabusa
Hawaii

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Hanabusa asserts Congress's exclusive power over national monuments.

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