A Second Push for Mike Lee's Land Sales
Mr. Lee's proposal was axed, making the reconciliation package less big and less beautiful, after a group of GOP Senators came out against it. 'We do NOT support the sale of our public land to the highest bidder,' fumed Idaho Sen. Jim Risch. Like Mr. Risch, most of the critics are from Western states where the federal government owns between 29% and 80% of the land, though Mr. Lee is also from out West.
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