Proposal to Sell Public Lands is Off the Table
From Trout Unlimited:
ARLINGTON, Va.—A controversial provision to sell millions of acres of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management was pulled from the Senate budget reconciliation bill today—an important victory for champions of America’s public lands.
The Senate provision had sparked widespread outrage from hunters, anglers, and outdoor enthusiasts across the country. Trout Unlimited supporters sent tens of thousands of email messages to Congress and made thousands of direct calls to their Senators over the past week in opposition to the public land sales proposal.
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