Henry Cuellar: “It does nothing to restrain the eminent domain authority…”

“But Congress should only draw boundaries around lands the federal government already owns, not around what it wants to own. I know the bill purports to protect private property, but it does nothing, Mr. Speaker, and this is important, It does nothing to restrain the eminent domain authority already possessed by the Secretary of the Interior. According to both federal case law and the Congressional Research Service, this bill expands an area previously designated under the Antiquities Act.” (04:48–04:56)

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