Utah Senator Mike Lee has introduced an amended version of his public-land sell-off plan, still pushing to sell over 1 million acres of public land. The fight isn’t over—here’s what you can do to stop it.
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BREAKING:
In separate statements today, both Idaho Senator Jim Risch @SenatorRisch and Senator Mike Crapo @MikeCrapo confirmed they do not support the proposal to sell off 2-3 million acres of federal land through the Senate reconciliation bill.
Leave it as it is. You can not improve on it. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. What you can do is to keep it for your children, your children's children, and for all who come after you, as one of the great sights which every American if he can travel at all should see.
"We are environmentalists in the Teddy Roosevelt tradition.... I'm a naturalist... I'm a conservationist."
@MattWalshBlog on Senate efforts to sell off federal land for housing. "I hate the idea, I really hate it."
America’s public lands are invaluable in providing recreational access to millions of American hunters and anglers. They are not for sale.
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Contact your elected officials phone at (202) 224-3121.
Sen. Mike Lee’s budget bill would force the sale of 2–3M acres of BLM & Forest Service land across 12 Western states.
This is a land grab—plain & simple.
Call (202) 224-3121. Tell your reps to defend public lands.
None of the places depicted would be eligible for sale under our bill.
The legislation specifically exempts National Parks, National Monuments, Wilderness Areas, National Recreation Areas, and eleven other categories of federally protected land from sales to build much-needed housing for American families.
"The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value."
There is NOTHING “conservative” or “American” about selling a massive chunk of our nation’s most beautiful landscapes to developers.
This should transcend partisan politics…always.