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Rob Bishop: “The burdens outweigh the benefits, largely due to the enormous size of these monuments.”

On the recordMay 1, 2017
The burdens outweigh the benefits, largely due to the enormous size of these monuments.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah

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Bishop claims the size of national monuments negatively impacts local communities.

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