You may remember that we reached out last month about the GOP’s lobbyist wishlist of a megabill. We're getting in touch today with an alarming update:
First, House Republicans had waited until nearly midnight to sneak an amendment into their megabill: a provision selling off over 500,000 acres of public lands to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy.
Then, SEEC Member Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03) worked tirelessly to get the public lands sale provision taken out before the megabill went to the House floor.
Now, Senator Mike Lee has announced his intention to revive it in the Senate – threatening natural resources, wildlife habitats, and setting a dangerous precedent for treating public lands as disposable.
A few weeks ago, this megabill passed the House with a myriad of favors for special interests, including “get out of jail free” cards for polluters that allow companies to pay for legal immunity from environmental reviews and scrapping protections for endangered species.
Eliminating the public lands sale provision was one of the only silver linings of this bill – and now, it may turn into a dark cloud once again as the GOP scrambles to do Trump’s bidding. Even someone as unhinged as Elon Musk has railed against this bill, as legislation this extreme makes for the unlikeliest bedfellows indeed!
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