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Ron Wyden: “Congress must not let the Trump administration establish a dangerous precedent that our public lands are a fire-sale…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2026
Congress must not let the Trump administration establish a dangerous precedent that our public lands are a fire-sale inventory for development by the highest bidder.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Senate floor speech on public lands legislation

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