Source: SFGate
“In a marathon voting session that stretched from Friday night into early Saturday morning, the GOP-led Senate voted to approve President Trump’s latest budget framework but rejected an amendment aimed at preventing the privatization of public lands. The amendment was introduced by Sens. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) in response to reports of Republicans’ tentative plans to sell federal land in the Western United States in order to offset deficits incurred by Trump’s 2017 tax cuts for the ultra-wealthy. Some Republicans intend for the potentially privatized land to be used in order to address housing crises in gateway communities throughout the West, E&E News first reported, while others see the move simply as an opportunity to generate more revenue.” (04/05/25)
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/senate-public-land-bill-rejection-20260660.php