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FIVE House Republicans declare red line on land sales in megabill
Politico ^ | June 26 | James Bikales

Posted on 06/27/2025 7:00:19 AM PDT by RandFan

Five House Republicans on Thursday threatened to vote down the GOP megabill if the Senate includes a provision to sell public lands for development.

The move comes after Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) sought to include those sales in the bill, and this week revised and narrowed his proposal after the Senate parliamentarian ruled that his initial language did not comply with the strict rules governing measures that can be included in party-line reconciliation bills.

“We cannot accept the sale of federal lands that Sen. Lee seeks,” wrote the five Republicans led by Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.). “If a provision to sell public lands is in the bill that reaches the House floor, we will be forced to vote no.”

Zinke — who served as Interior secretary in the first Trump administration — was joined by Reps. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and David Valadao (R-Calif.), all of whom represent Western states with large federal land holdings.

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1 posted on 06/27/2025 7:00:19 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

That the provision was only slipped into the bill after midnight on the day the House had to vote for it suggests that it might be primed for insider dealings.

Done right, selected land sales make a lot of sense.


2 posted on 06/27/2025 7:01:49 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: RandFan

Why would anyone oppose shrinking the Fedgub’s bloated land portfolio?


3 posted on 06/27/2025 7:02:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Constituent votes.


4 posted on 06/27/2025 7:03:43 AM PDT by NautiNurse
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To: BenLurkin

In Alaska in particular, the argument is that as soon as it is in private hands, it will be cut off from the ability to hunt and fish. People would block the land and block access. A minor argument is that big businesses would buy land and develop it and harm the natural environment. Whether for tourism or resource development.


5 posted on 06/27/2025 7:06:15 AM PDT by vpintheak (Screw the ChiComms! America first!)
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To: BenLurkin

Because they are Deep State.


6 posted on 06/27/2025 7:07:43 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)
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To: RandFan

The Fed has no right to the land in the West and these Reps are wrong.


7 posted on 06/27/2025 7:08:11 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: RandFan

They really should be asking why the !$**% does the “government” “own” this much land???


8 posted on 06/27/2025 7:09:08 AM PDT by MCSETots
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To: vpintheak

Large amounts of land in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (U.P.) are owned by paper companies to harvest their wood in good time.


9 posted on 06/27/2025 7:10:07 AM PDT by desertsolitaire
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To: bray

“ The Fed has no right to the land in the West and these Reps are wrong.”
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Well, a compromise solution would be to simply turn much of those lands over to state ownership.


10 posted on 06/27/2025 7:11:25 AM PDT by House Atreides (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVFlcTy0DcI’m now ULTRA-MAGA-PRO-MAX>)
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To: RandFan

No “affordable” housing. Like section 8. No cheap condos. Single family homes only. Besides, prices will go down when we deport in the numbers like they (broken) promised.


11 posted on 06/27/2025 7:11:26 AM PDT by Captainpaintball (America needs a Conservative DICTATOR if it hopes to survive. )
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To: desertsolitaire
Quite correct!

Question 1: How often do they have forest fires?

Question 2: Why do you suppose that is?

12 posted on 06/27/2025 7:15:31 AM PDT by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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To: desertsolitaire

Most foreign-owned land is for forestry, and owned by Canadians. Michigan is #5 by one account.

https://247wallst.com/special-report/2025/05/20/these-states-have-the-most-foreign-owned-land/


13 posted on 06/27/2025 7:18:02 AM PDT by jjotto ("...saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, And I hated Esau...")
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To: vpintheak

Interesting insight into Alaska. Have a brother that has lived there since 78 or so. Just had a nice trip there last month. From Fairbanks to Seward. Beautiful, beautiful state.

It sounds like the mining companies cannot be trusted to preserve the environment.


14 posted on 06/27/2025 7:18:16 AM PDT by Dartoid
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To: RandFan

Federal land sales needs to be left just like it is right now. NO.

I can see all the prime spots being sold off with insider deals.


15 posted on 06/27/2025 7:25:41 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Donald John Trump. First man to be Elected to the Presidency THREE times since FDR.)
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To: 9YearLurker

When is the last time the federal gubment ever did anything like this “right”?


16 posted on 06/27/2025 7:26:39 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Donald John Trump. First man to be Elected to the Presidency THREE times since FDR.)
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To: Dartoid

The states are destroying the forests by mismanaging them.


17 posted on 06/27/2025 7:26:43 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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One of the biggest Federal land holdings are military bases and bombing/instrumentation ranges.

There are aspects to this matter that are not trivial.


18 posted on 06/27/2025 8:02:52 AM PDT by Owen
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To: 9YearLurker

It’s the government. I doubt much sense would enter into any sales of taxpayer owned land. More like cronyism and bad faith dealings.


19 posted on 06/27/2025 8:10:16 AM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)
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To: Dartoid

It is beautiful and desolate for sure. It’s strange how left and right can come together for different reasons on this subject with the same goal.
I really despise government ownership of land in general, but I definitely understand the reasons why people don’t want to sell it off into private hands. People being people will absolutely block off, protect, and stop people from traveling freely. This would destroy a way of life for a lot of people that live up here.
I believe a lot of the anti-mining sentiment is still hanging on from decades past, where it was more of a free for all with little to no regulation. That caused a lot of toxic chemicals to leech into the surrounding areas. It wouldn’t be that way today, but people still have that in their heads. Hard to overcome. Just like nuclear power.


20 posted on 06/27/2025 8:11:23 AM PDT by vpintheak (Screw the ChiComms! America first!)
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