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On the recordAugust 6, 2026
By attempting, yet again, to eliminate vast portions of these monuments, your Administration invites needless uncertainty to the stability that local communities, Tribes, land managers, scientists, recreation users, and businesses need.
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Ben Ray Luján
Democratic · New Mexico

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Opposition to Trump's executive order on national monuments.

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