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GOP leaders prepare to sue Biden over monument law 

Camryn Sanchez and Jakob Thorington Arizona Capitol Times//September 21, 2023//

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GOP leaders prepare to sue Biden over monument law 

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President Joe Biden hands the pen to Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., after signing a proclamation designating the Baaj Nwaavjo I'Tah Kukveni National Monument at the Red Butte Airfield on Aug. 8 in Tusayan, Ariz. Republican lawmakers are following in Donald Trump’s footsteps, questioning the constitutionality of an old law Biden is using to expand national monument protections. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

GOP leaders prepare to sue Biden over monument law 

Camryn Sanchez and Jakob Thorington Arizona Capitol Times//September 21, 2023//

Republican lawmakers are following in Donald Trump’s footsteps, questioning the constitutionality of an old law President Joe Biden is using to expand national monument protections. The Antiquities Act of 1906...

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