Sen. Mike Lee sinks a big public lands package because Congress won’t stop presidents from creating national monuments in Utah

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 13: Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, attends a markup of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Dirksen Building on September 13, 2018.

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 13: Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, attends a markup of the Senate Judiciary Committee in Dirksen Building on September 13, 2018.

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