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Montana Residents Successfully Thwart Congressional Proposal to Sell Public Lands
Discover how Montana citizens, spanning political divides, united to repel a major federal effort to sell up to 3 million acres of public land for development and debt reduction. Understanding this event reveals what Montanans value highly—freedom, recreation, and kinship with the landscape.
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- Bipartisan unity formed across Montana against a "big beautiful budget bill" proposal to sell public lands.
- Both ranchers and conservationists view public lands as essential to their livelihood (recreation, grazing) and cultural identity.
- The successful opposition highlights that certain assets, like national heritage lands, are deemed non-negotiable "inheritance" regardless of immediate fiscal proposals. This segment profiles the successful grassroots mobilization that compelled Republican representatives to abandon the land sale measure, demonstrating the power of local consensus on bedrock issues.
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Top Comments (10)
Opening up for more public housing to reduce housing costs? Largest lie I’ve ever heard.
Im a 55 year old man who uses the Carson National Forest, 250 days a year for work and recreation, these lands are so important in the west it can't be underestimated underestimated.
The fact that Montana ranchers would think some new york yankee grifter has their best interests in mind is baffling.
The ruse by Mike Lee and his backers talking about affordable housing is ridiculous. NOT ONE ACRE!!
Lakota chief Red Cloud, "They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they took it ....
Never give up the land.
it would all be purchased by investors and not normal citizens.
Public lands and parks need protection from the developers
Just the thought of an America with no public land is….. devastating
When you hear someone lie and say "we are mismanaging federal lands by not making more money from them" it should be a red flag to every American. If Mike Lee, Ryan Zenke, Trump...etc were serious about generating more revenue they would push for a complete reform of the Mining Act of 1872. We have multi-national mining corporations that are able to mine the US at rates/policies that were established in 1872 when the US was desperate for foreign investment. We've lost billions in potential revenue/royalties allowing corporations based in Australia, South Africa and Canada to literally mine the US for pennies on the dollar
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Top Comments (10)
Opening up for more public housing to reduce housing costs? Largest lie I’ve ever heard.
Im a 55 year old man who uses the Carson National Forest, 250 days a year for work and recreation, these lands are so important in the west it can't be underestimated underestimated.
The fact that Montana ranchers would think some new york yankee grifter has their best interests in mind is baffling.
The ruse by Mike Lee and his backers talking about affordable housing is ridiculous. NOT ONE ACRE!!
Lakota chief Red Cloud, "They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they never kept but one; they promised to take our land, and they took it ....
Never give up the land.
it would all be purchased by investors and not normal citizens.
Public lands and parks need protection from the developers
Just the thought of an America with no public land is….. devastating
When you hear someone lie and say "we are mismanaging federal lands by not making more money from them" it should be a red flag to every American. If Mike Lee, Ryan Zenke, Trump...etc were serious about generating more revenue they would push for a complete reform of the Mining Act of 1872. We have multi-national mining corporations that are able to mine the US at rates/policies that were established in 1872 when the US was desperate for foreign investment. We've lost billions in potential revenue/royalties allowing corporations based in Australia, South Africa and Canada to literally mine the US for pennies on the dollar