Lawmakers tell Interior Secretary and NPS they cannot build Trump arch without Congress approval

A group of six lawmakers sent a letter Monday to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Acting National Park Service Director Jessica Bowron, emphasizing that the agency has no authority to build a triumphal arch without approval from Congress.

The lawmakers stated their opposition to the project in the strongest terms and objected to the plan to proceed without legislative approval, according to the letter.

The letter underscores ongoing debates over the project, which has drawn criticism from various political quarters. The lawmakers reaffirmed their position that such a construction requires congressional authorization.

Representatives for the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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