[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      DO NOT SELL OFF PUBLIC LANDS

  (Ms. TITUS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to send a message to Senator Lee 
and his allies: We are not going to let you use our treasured public 
lands as revenue raisers to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
  We made it clear here in the House that selling off our public lands 
faced bipartisan opposition. With the House version of the bill, I was 
pleased and proud to lead the effort to strike that provision to sell 
off public lands in my congressional district in southern Nevada 
without our consent.
  Now, Senator Lee is trying to introduce a similar provision in the 
Senate version of the bill. Nevadans see this for what it is, and there 
is public outrage from outdoor enthusiasts and conservationists.
  I am pleased that the Senate Parliamentarian, with the Byrd rule, has 
correctly ruled that this reckless provision has no business in a 
reconciliation bill. These are our public lands. Look at this map, and 
you can see what is at stake. It is not in the bill right now, but the 
fight is far from over, and so we will continue to do that. This is the 
reason why, for future generations.

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