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On the recordJuly 26, 2016
These supposed protections, supposed protections that are often invoked by people who are wanting to promote the idea of a national monument, quickly deteriorate.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

Editor's note · Context

Lee critiques the effectiveness of protections for Native American sites under national monument proclamations.

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