Rep, Angela Romero issued the following statement on the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument reductions: “This back-and-forth with every administration has to stop. These lands deserve the protections that come with national monument status Less than a decade ago, the Trump administration reduced protections for these same monuments despite overwhelming public support and the objections of the Tribal Nations whose ancestors have lived on these lands for thousands of years,
The federal government should honor Tribal Nations’ wishes by protecting these sacred lands from unnecessary development and overuse. These are places where Tribal history, culture, and spiritual traditions continue today. Future generations deserve he opportunity to experience these places as they have existed for centuries.”
