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On the recordFebruary 6, 2018
In my state, it is about two-thirds of the land, but in New Mexico, in Montana, in basically every Western state, the Federal Government is not just the largest landowner, but the largest landowner by far.
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Mike Lee
Republican · Utah

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Lee discusses the extent of federal land ownership in western states compared to others.

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