House, Senate lawmakers demand Supreme Court block White House eco actions: 'Set the record straight'
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FIRST ON FOX: Dozens of bicameral Republicans are calling on the Supreme Court to review two cases that center around the president's authority to designate national monuments.
Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
The lawmakers specifically asked the high court to hear both American Forest Resource Council v. United States of America and Murphy Company v. Biden, two cases challenging the expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in southwest Oregon. Plaintiffs have argued that the monument expansion was both illegal and caused significant economic damage, particularly to the timber industry.
"We urge the Supreme Court to hear these cases and send a clear message that the President cannot simply bypass Congress and rewrite our nation's land laws with the stroke of a pen," Bentz said in a statement. "This is about upholding the Constitution, protecting our rural communities, and ensuring responsible management of our public lands."