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On the recordApril 30, 2024
I have a little more time. Can you tell us what it would do to BLM's ability to continue to advance smart energy development, outdoor recreation, conservation, the full spectrum of uses for BLM lands if Congress were to cut the Bureau's funding by 50 percent, as a jaw-dropping 144 of my Republican colleagues voted to do in Fiscal Year 2024?
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Bill Lee
Republican · Tennessee

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Lee questions the impact of proposed funding cuts on BLM's operations.

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