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Don’t Sell Montana’s Soul
- Senator Mike Lee removed a plan to dispose of vast amounts of federal public land from a Republican budget bill before the Senate vote scheduled for July 4.
- The proposal was removed after a Senate parliamentarian ruled it out of order and bipartisan opposition arose due to concerns about losing public lands.
- The lands involved included areas in multiple Western states and Alaska, with critics noting many were unsuitable for housing but vital for recreation and heritage.
- Senator Maria Cantwell expressed relief that these treasured lands will continue to be accessible to all, a sentiment shared by many lawmakers and advocacy organizations opposing the proposal.
- The withdrawal suggests continued debate on public land management and shows lawmakers balancing development with conservation and public use concerns.
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Wars on the West
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past couple of weeks, you know that U.S. Sen. Mike Lee withdrew his push to sell off public lands via an amendment to Trump’s budget bill. Faced with widespread and intense opposition from just about everyone west of the 100th meridian, the Utah Republican blinked. Opinion For more than a century, our million square mile public domain has been the battleground for more than one “War on the West.” J…
Is the U.N. plotting to control 30% of U.S. land by 2030?
A reliable conservative senator faces cancellation for listening to voters. But the real threat to public lands comes from the last president’s backdoor globalist agenda.Something ugly is unfolding on social media, and most people aren’t seeing it clearly. Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) — one of the most constitutionally grounded conservatives in Washington — is under fire for a housing provision he first proposed in 2022.You wouldn’t know that from scr…
Why Senator Lee’s Withdrawal of Protected Lands Sale Is a Win for All Americans
Utah Sen. Mike Lee has rescinded his proposal to sell millions of acres of protected federal land for housing developments, following significant backlash from the public and fellow lawmakers. Lee posted a statement on the removal of the provision, stating, “I was unable to secure clear, enforceable safeguards to guarantee that these lands would be sold only to American families… For that reason, I’ve made the decision to withdraw the federal l…
Narrowed plan for public land sales is dropped from GOP mega-bill
A controversial provision to sell off federal public land, including in Washington state, has been removed from the Republican tax cut and spending bill now under consideration in the U.S. Senate.
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Restoring LibertyHunters, Fishermen And Outdoors Experts Rejoice As Sen. Mike Lee Backs Off Plan To Sell Public Lands
Conservationists and outdoorsmen celebrated Republican Utah Sen. Mike Lee's decision to withdraw his public land sales proposal from the tax bill Saturday.
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