ewell oversees all of these and has been deeply committed to all of this important work. before coming to department of interior she developed forward-looking recommendations for the national park service, including ensuring all americans can recognize themselves in their stories in the national park system, which is something that has been very much a theme this week and in past years. hasnterior secretary, she translated that into action. she and her predecessor, ken salazar, have helped president obama used the antiquities act to establish 19 national monuments across the country. [applause] places that tell the stories of all americans. virginia.monroe in but also including the cesar chavez national monument and the harriet tubman national monument in maryland. several of these monuments have bureau ofded in the land management and secretary joule has championed the program that is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. we have a lot of anniversaries. this administration has protected more than 62 million lands andublic waters, more than any other president in hi