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Dick Durbin: “President Trump’s decision to, once again, slash the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2026
President Trump’s decision to, once again, slash the boundaries of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments is an attack on some of our nation’s most extraordinary public lands.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Statement on Trump's executive order regarding national monuments.

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