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Virginia Foxx: “The Antiquities Act impinges on the rights of the states with regard to their own land.”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
The Antiquities Act impinges on the rights of the states with regard to their own land.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Critique of the Antiquities Act's impact on state land rights.

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