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On the recordDecember 13, 2017
Not that I am putting words in anybody's mouth, but when you have the opportunity to experience a national monument, that is more of a didactic learning experience as opposed to when you can utilize a national park or even a wilderness area, that is an experiential learning for people of all ages, but especially the young boys and girls of our country, who in many cases did not have a chance to grow up in a small town or in rural America.
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Jack Bergman
Republican · Michigan

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Bergman emphasizes the educational value of national monuments compared to parks for youth.

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