NM US Sens. Luján and Heinrich lead Senate Democrats denouncing Utah national monument reductions

New Mexico’s two Democratic U.S. senators led a group of colleagues opposed to Trump’s reduction of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments.

By: Patrick Lohmann

Outlets: Source New Mexico

Published: August 6, 2026

Words: 319

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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New Mexico’s two Democratic United States senators, along with U.S. Sen Dick Durban (D-Ill.) led a group of 34 senators in a letter Tuesday that expresses “strong opposition” to President Donald Trump’s recent decision to greatly reduce the footprints of two national monuments in Utah.

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Trump on July 13 signed a pair of executive orders to shrink Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments in …

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