Republican Poison Pill: Millions of Acres of Public Land Up for Sale

Following the passage of the disastrous House reconciliation bill, Senate Republicans have unveiled their own version—a bill that funds President Trump's agenda by selling off vast tracts of public land. The bill mandates the sale of 2 to 3 million acres of land managed by the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service across 11 states. Alarmingly, exemptions are minimal, leaving Wilderness Study Areas, Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, and critical habitats vulnerable. This potentially opens up over 250 million acres to sale to "any interested party."