TOFter trying several times to include a measure to sell large extensions of public lands as part of a budget reconciliation bill, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) announced last night that he would withdraw the proposal in the middle of a generalized bipartisan reaction.
Repeated attempts to sell public lands have proven deeply unpopular with the American public. Five Republicans of the House of Representatives promised to vote for the «Big and beautiful bill» when he returned to his side of the legislature if the sale of public lands was not eliminated. Meanwhile, some Senate Republicans had already floated the idea of introducing an amendment to eliminate the controversial provision of the bill.
When announcing retirement, Lee did not directly approach the setback within his own party, but cited difficulties of procedure, erroneous information and public comments.
«While there has been a tremendous amount of erroneous information, and in some cases, direct lies, about my bill, many people presented a sincere concern,» he wrote in a statement on social networks. «Due to the strict limitations of the budgetary reconciliation process, I could not ensure clear and enforceable safeguards to ensure that these lands would be sold only to US families, not China, not Blackrock, and not any foreign interest,» he continued.
Public reaction
The outdoor conservation and recreation groups have constantly opposed any sale of public lands and have headed the base resistance to the various mass sales measures that have been floated in recent months.
Last month, a proposal was eliminated to sell half a million public land acres of the version of the bill of the bill before the Senate was moved. There, Lee’s original proposal that requested the sale of between 2.2 and 3.3 million acres was finally blocked by the Senate parliamentarian.
The Senator’s decision to completely withdraw his revised disposition, which would have ordered the sale of up to 1.2 million federal land acres near the population centers, marks the last victory for outdoor defenders.
«Outdoor Alliance is pleased to see the senator reads his provision to sell public lands of the Senate’s budget reconciliation bill,» said Outdoor Alliance CEO, Adam Cramer, in a press release. «We thank the millions of outdoor enthusiasts who spoke to maintain public public lands in recent weeks: this victory is due to their voices. We are also grateful to the legislators who spoke to ensure that this country continues to protect the land and public waters for all Americans.»
The Senate has now voted to advance the bill of taxes and expenses, except the measure of public lands. If the bill is approved, it will return to the Chamber and must pass there again before being sent to the president’s desk to sign. Trump has asked Republicans to approve the bill in time to sign on July 4, an ambitious timeline.
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