Politics.be - 3 miljoen hectare public land/natuurgebied te koop in Trump’s begrotingsvoorstel.

Het heeft hier niet in de belangstelling gestaan, maar in de BBB van Trump was voorzien dat 3 miljoen hectare publiek land verkocht zouden worden.
Goeie zaakjes voor vastgoedrijken zoals Trump uiteraard.
Er was grote weerstand zelfs bij Republikeinen.
Deze passage is nu geblokkeerd.

https://newrepublic.com/post/197167/...ds-budget-bill

Citaat:

As a budget reconciliation bill, the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill can pass with a simple majority, rather than the 60-vote hurdle needed to overcome a filibuster. However, it is subject to certain constraints: Under what is known as the “Byrd rule,” provisions that are unrelated to the budget get the chopping block.

Accordingly, Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has in recent days been stripping certain extraneous provisions from the plan.

Among the dirt washed away in this so-called “Byrd bath” was a provision authored by Lee that would have put for sale up to 3.3 million acres of public land in 11 Western states, including Lee’s state of Utah. The plan received criticism from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and from hunters, fishers, and conservation groups concerned that it would impact treasured natural sites in the American West.

While Lee claimed the land could be used to address the need for affordable housing, critical observers saw the proposal as merely an effort to pay for tax breaks under Trump. And, under the plan, there would have been “no significant guardrails to prevent valued public lands from being sold for trophy homes, pricey vacation spots, exclusive golf communities, or other developments,” according to the Center for American Progress.