Gosar's National Monument Bills

Representative Paul Gosar (R-AZ) has introduced two pieces of legislation nullifying the declaration of two Arizona landmarks as national monuments, insisting that they are preventing access to much-needed resources.

In June 2000, President Bill Clinton created the Ironwood Forest National Monument in Southern Arizona via executive order. The designation cuts off access to numerous minerals such as copper, gold, zinc, lead, and silver. Rep. Gosar alleges that the was politically motivated.

More recently, in August 2023, President Biden created the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni-Ancestral Footprints of the Grand Canyon National Monument, which similarly cuts off access to a uranium deposit in the designated area. However, the Grand Canyon Trust claims that the mine would not be profitable anyway.

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The Snakebite is written by Grayson Bakich and Javier Manjarres