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On the recordJanuary 8, 2018
I have long said it is not the use of the Antiquities Act, but rather the abuse of the Antiquities Act--by presidents of both parties--that requires Congress to carefully review this law.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah

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Bishop emphasizes the need to review and modernize the Antiquities Act.

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