Representative Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (R-AZ-09) announced the filing of his bills nullifying two monuments designated by former Democrat administrations that prevented development of uranium, copper and gold mining in his state.
These two monuments were efforts of both President Biden and Bill Clinton to prevent the U.S. from mining and benefitting from rare and precious minerals in our country. Instead we purchased these minerals from other nations like China while harming our industries and destroying our economy.
““The reckless declaration of vast national monuments has locked up thousands of acres of land, placing them off limits to responsible mining, energy development and other multiple-use purposes that help fuel our economy and support American energy independence,” stated Gosar in his press release.
H.R. 5392, the Northern Arizona Protection Act will nullify the Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, declared on August 8, 2023, by Joe Biden. H.R. 5393, the Southern Arizona Protection Act, nullifies the Ironwood Forest National Monument, declared on June 9, 2000, by Bill Clinton.
“The Antiquities Act was never intended to be a tool for radical environmentalists and their political cronies in Washington, D.C. to block access to America’s abundant and much-needed resources. Thankfully, the Trump Administration is reconsidering both of these National Monuments as executive abuses under the Antiquities Act”, stated Gosar.
Gosar continued: “Federal lands belong to the American people, not unelected bureaucrats or woke presidents who abuse executive authority to shut them off from productive use.”
