GOP Drops Federal Land Sale Provisions Amid Backlash
TL;DR
A proposed plan by Senator Mike Lee to sell hundreds of thousands of acres of public land in Western states was removed from a Republican bill after bipartisan opposition and concerns over privatization, with conservationists celebrating the victory and warning against future threats to public lands.
- Plan to sell off public land in the West nixed from ‘big, beautiful bill’ amid GOP backlash Los Angeles Times
- Mike Lee preemptively drops 'big beautiful bill' provision to sell federal lands that riled GOP colleagues Fox News
- A Public Lands Sell-Off Is Struck From the G.O.P. Policy Bill The New York Times
- GOP plan to sell more than 3,200 square miles of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules AP News
- Article | 5 House Republicans declare red line on megabill land sales POLITICO Pro
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