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5PM: We all want pretty much the same thing, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says after Bears Ears tour
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BLANDING Interior Secretary Deb Haaland stood shoulder to shoulder between Utah Gov. Spencer Cox and Sen. Mitt Romney on Thursday while staring out to the Butler Wash Ruins Overlook in the highly disputed Bears Ears National Monument area.
They gazed off at the cliff face, where beneath a shaded arch stood the ruins of cliff dwellings that were built and occupied by Anasazi Indians 700 years ago.
Haaland, the governor, the senator and Utah Rep. Blake Moore chatted privately among themselves, appreciating the history and geological wonders before them. The mood was casual and relaxed throughout the short hike to and from the ruins, as Haaland and her entourage toured one the monument designation areas in Utah that s been the focus of highly contentious debates across now three presidential administrations.