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Jason Chaffetz: “I appreciate the opportunity to talk about H.R. 250, which would reform the Antiquities Act of 1906 by requiring…”

On the recordApril 15, 2013
I appreciate the opportunity to talk about H.R. 250, which would reform the Antiquities Act of 1906 by requiring congressional approval of any national monument designated by the President.
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Jason Chaffetz
Republican · Utah

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Chaffetz discusses a bill to require Congress's approval for national monument designations.

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