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The Antiquities Act was passed by Congress in 1906 and signed into law by President Teddy Roosevelt in an effort to preserve American land after the pillage and destruction of a number of Native American and archaeological sites in the Southwest United States.

Washington, DC – Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released a statement today following the latest breaking news of Obama administration reversing its story and now confirming that the United States' $400 million cash payment to Iran was contingent on the release of four detained Americans:

Washington, DC – Congressman Lee Zeldin (R, NY-1), member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released a statement today following the latest news regarding the Obama Administration releasing $400 million to Iran at the exact same moment as four detained Americans were released by Iran:

With the recent outbreak of the mosquito borne Zika virus, which has spread at rapid rates across South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and has now entered the United States, there is an urgent need to provide the medical community with the proper funding to treat and prevent the spread of this virus.