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Ed Markey: Fifteen Presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, rejected the movement and used the Antiquities Act to designate more…

On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
Fifteen Presidents, both Republicans and Democrats, rejected the movement and used the Antiquities Act to designate more than 100 national monuments.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey highlights bipartisan presidential support for national monuments.

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