The Senate will stop this. Will you give the Senate to the Republicans this fall?<\/p>\n
House attempts to gut Antiquities Act–and the future of national monuments and parks | Wilderness.org<\/a> <\/p>\n The House passed a bill on March 26 that would gut the Antiquities Act, a law used by presidents from both parties to protect special places for more than a century. <\/p>\n The latest salvo against public lands, H.R. 1459<\/a>, would add bureaucratic hurdles and arbitrary limits to the process of designating national monuments, a presidential tradition upheld since the Antiquities Act<\/a> was first signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt in 1906 and used on a bipartisan basis by 16 presidents since then<\/font><\/strong>. \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <\/p>\n Many of America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s most cherished public places, from Statue of Liberty to Giant Sequoia National Monument, were first protected under the Antiquities Act. More than 30 national parks, including Grand Canyon National Park and Pinnacles National Park were originally protected as monuments under the Antiquities Act.<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n House attempts to gut Antiquities Act–and the future of national monuments and parks | Wilderness.org<\/a> <\/p>\n How did your Representative vote? The scoundrel Republican Steve Pearce voted against preserving and for exploitation. Democrats Grisham and Lujan voted for preservation. <\/p>\n Final Vote Results for Roll Call 147<\/a> <\/p>\n BILL TITLE:<\/b> To ensure that the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 applies to the declaration of national monuments, and for other purposes<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Final Vote Results for Roll Call 147<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Senate will stop this. Will you give the Senate to the Republicans this fall? House attempts to gut Antiquities Act–and the future of national monuments and parks | Wilderness.org The House passed a bill on March 26 that would gut the Antiquities Act, a law used by presidents from both parties to protect special … Continue reading House attempts to gut Antiquities Act–and the future of national monuments and parks | Wilderness.org<\/span> \n
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