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On the recordApril 15, 2013
The excessive size of many national monuments is an issue because the agencies that manage them frequently restrict access to the land for recreational use, energy development, grazing, and other purposes.
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Virginia Foxx
Republican · North Carolina

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Foxx highlights the negative consequences of large national monuments on land access.

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