John Curtis actually said...

"Today, there is far more looting, far more grave robbing, vandalism in this area."

"How in the world does the Federal Government propose to do what it said it was going to do when it made this a monument designation and took the stewardship away from the local people?"

"We must do this to protect and preserve this area. We don't trust the state, we don't trust the county, we don't trust the elected officials to do this as they have done it for many, many decades."

"I think we as lawmakers and policy makers need to understand it is not as easy as waving a wand and protecting all of this area because we have designated it."