HEINRICH PUSHES FOR ENR COMMITTEE TO PROTECT PUBLIC LANDS IN MARKUP, FACT-CHECKS RECORD ON TRUMP ADMIN ACTIONS THAT REMOVE PROTECTIONS FOR CHACO CANYON

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:

During a U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee business meeting to consider pending legislation, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Committee, criticized legislation that removes protections for public lands, emphasizing the need for bipartisan collaboration within the Committee. Heinrich additionally fact-checked Trump administration actions that undo protections for the Chaco Canyon Cultural Protection Zone.

"Unfortunately, this is yet another markup in this Committee where we are not conserving a single additional acre of public land for the American people," Heinrich began.

"Sometimes national park boundaries need to ...