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Public commenter warns 'Project 25' would sell federal public lands to pay for reconciliation package
Summary
At a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources: Senate Committee, a public commenter said a proposal called "Project 25" would lead to sales of BLM land to fund a reconciliation package and urged senators, including Mike Lee, to oppose it.
At a hearing of the Energy and Natural Resources: Senate Committee, a public commenter warned that a proposal referred to as "Project 25" would lead to the sale of federal public lands to help pay for a reconciliation package that the commenter said would deliver tax cuts to billionaires.
The commenter's statement centered on the permanence of land transfers and the local impacts of converting public lands to private, industrial use. "Once these lands go into private hands, we will not get them back," the public commenter said, adding that the sales…
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