Rejecting proposed sale of public lands, Ryan Zinke opposes reconciliation measure

Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., said in a Thursday post on X that he remains opposed to the Senate reconciliation measure.

“I agree with my colleagues that the federal government has mismanaged federal lands for decades. But I don’t agree with their solution. The solution is not to sell public lands. The solution is better management. Let’s send legislation to POTUS desk to improve management and access. I remain a no on the senate reconciliation bill,” the lawmaker noted.

The president has been urging lawmakers to pass the measure.

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GOP Sen. Mike Lee of Utah has been pushing for the measure to include the sale of some federal land, while Zinke has been opposing the prospect.

A Monday press release from the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee indicated that the public land sales provision of the measure had been flagged by the Senate parliamentarian.

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“Housing prices are crushing families and keeping young Americans from living where they grew up. We need to change that,” Lee noted in a Monday night post on X. 

“Yes, the Byrd Rule limits what can go in the reconciliation bill, but I’m doing everything I can to support President Trump and move this forward,” he noted.

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Zinke served as Interior secretary during a portion of President Donald Trump’s first term in office.