US EditionBarrasso, Lummis vote to allow selling federal land to fund Trump budget
- The Senate approved a framework that simplifies selling federal land to support President Donald Trump's budget, with all but two Republicans voting in favor, indicating strong backing for the tax breaks and spending cuts proposed by the White House.
- Democratic efforts to amend the bill to oppose the sales failed, with Democrats and environmental groups expressing opposition to the sale of public lands for tax cuts.
- Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the removal of environmental safeguards on national forests, claiming it would address fire risks, despite concerns it would benefit the timber industry financially.
- Environmental advocates opposed land sales for wealthy tax cuts, stating that public lands belong to all Americans and should not be sold.
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Commentary: Rural America needs investment, not abandonment - Malheur Enterprise
By Tim Davis To the Enterprise Buried in the latest budget reconciliation discussions in Congress is a dangerous idea that should alarm every rural community in the West: selling off public lands to raise federal revenue. Let’s be clear—this isn’t fiscal responsibility. It’s a fire sale of our shared heritage. And it would be devastating for places like Malheur County, Oregon; Grand County, Utah; Teton County, Wyoming; San Miguel County, Colorad…
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Barrasso, Lummis vote to allow selling federal land to fund Trump budget
Wyoming’s U.S. senators helped defeat a budget amendment that would have blocked using public land sales to balance the books. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile In a battle over taxes and access to Wyoming’s wide open spaces, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis voted against a measure that would have blocked the government from selling […] The post Barrasso, Lummis vote to allow selling federal land to fund Trump budget appeared first on…
Trump administration opens more public land to drilling and mining - West Hawaii Today
The Trump administration has opened thousands of acres of land in Nevada and New Mexico to oil and gas drilling, geothermal development and hard-rock mining, reversing protections that President Joe Biden enacted during his final weeks in office.
'Halt the Heist': Outdoor Groups Rally to Fight Public Land Sale
America’s public lands could soon be put on the auction block to pay for President Donald Trump’s agenda. As the Senate moved through an annual budgeting process last week, several Democratic senators introduced an amendment that would block the government from selling public land to fund the federal budget. On Friday, the Senate defeated that amendment in a vote of 48-51. Republicans have mostly supported Trump’s tax plan, which passed the Hous…
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