[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   DO NOT MESS WITH OUR PUBLIC LANDS

  (Mr. KILEY of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KILEY of California. Mr. Speaker, today, I have a simple message 
for my colleagues in the U.S. Senate: Do not mess with our public 
lands.
  I helped to defeat a provision originally included in the House 
reconciliation bill that would have provided for public land sales. We 
got it removed, but now a similar provision has somehow reemerged in 
the Senate.
  I will be very clear: The inclusion of any such provision in the 
final version of the bill will imperil the entire reconciliation 
package. Our beautiful public lands are not just national treasures. 
They are deeply interwoven with our communities. They are essential to 
the character of our region. They provide jobs and economic activity. 
They provide recreation and joy, and they are open to all.
  Mr. Speaker, I will fight in every way I can to assure that they 
remain open to all and that the will of our local communities is not 
subordinated to decisions made in Washington, D.C.

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