WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) released the following statement in response to the news that the Trump administration is proposing to fully revoke a 20-year mineral withdrawal that has protected public lands surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park, and only allowing 14 days for public comment.
"Chaco Canyon is a living, breathing cultural landscape that is central to the identity of Tribes throughout New Mexico. The Trump administration has been abdicating its responsibility for meaningful and complete Tr...