Republicans Plan To Fund Trump Tax Cuts Through Sales Of Federal Public Lands

House Republicans have unveiled a plan to help fund President Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts by selling thousands of acres of federal public lands in Utah and Nevada. The proposal was added during late-night negotiations to a legislative package approved early Wednesday by the House Natural Resources Committee. It mandates the sale of dozens of parcels totaling more than 11,000 acres of federal land across the two western states.

The committee’s broader legislative package aims to raise over $18 billion through increased federal oil, gas, and coal lease sales and timber sales to offset portions of Trump’s tax cuts, which are estimated to reduce revenue by $4.5 trillion. In comparison, Republicans seek around $2 trillion in spending reductions. PBS News reports that the move has already drawn fierce opposition from environmental groups and some Republicans who view public lands as a sacred American heritage.

The late inclusion of the land sales provision has intensified the partisan divide over Trump’s economic agenda. House Speaker Mike Johnson has set an ambitious goal of passing the entire package by Memorial Day.

Environmental advocates have reacted with outrage, calling the plan a betrayal that could lead to increased drilling, mining, and logging across western public lands.

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