Washington, D.C. — In response to last night’s vote from the House Natural Resources Committee, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) issued the following statement from Conservation Program Director America Fitzpatrick:

“House Natural Resources Committee Republicans are putting polluters over people by passing one of the worst environmental bills in history and selling off over half a million acres of our public lands to Big Polluters and corporate interests. We appreciate Ranking Member Huffman and the many Democratic members of the committee for fighting for our lands, water, and to hold Big Polluters accountable, and are deeply disappointed Representative Gray supported a bill that would sell out our communities and our public lands to billionaires and Big Oil. 

In stark contrast, Representatives Vasquez and Zinke launched their Public Lands Caucus today, underscoring how our public lands unite all of us across the country. Proposals to sell-off public lands are unpopular with the public and have no place in the budget reconciliation process, and we look forward to working with the bipartisan caucus to ensure we stop the sell-off and protect our lands and waters for generations to come.”

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