Signs Point to Administration Plan to Lock Up 13M Acres of Federal Land
Brian Wilson
FOX News
May 27, 2010
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A leaked partial document produced by the Bureau of Land Management and obtained by Fox News suggests the Obama administration is considering a plan to lock up 13 million acres of land -- and the Department of Interior is refusing to answer… Read more »
Protecting endangered species interfering with border security: U.S. Republicans
Randy Boswell
Vancouver Sun
May 26, 2010
A group of Republican lawmakers says policies aimed at protecting the grizzly bear and other cross-boundary species along the U.S.-Canada border are putting wildlife conservation ahead of national security on America's northern frontier.
In a statement released… Read more »
House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Doc Hastings (WA-04) and National Parks, Forest s and Public Lands Subcommittee Ranking Member Rob Bishop (UT-01) sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today asking him to bring the missing pages from “Internal Document” that details plans to designate new national monuments to the Natural Resources Committee Full Committee… Read more »
While much attention has been given to national security threats on public lands along the southern border, similar problems also exist along the U.S. northern border. As the longest contiguous border in North America, over 1,000 miles of the U.S.-Canada border are on federal land. In most places, it is delineated by no more than a ditch or clear-cut through a forest and touches 13 states… Read more »
Yesterday, President Obama met with Mexican President Felipe Calderón to discuss a variety of issues including border security and protecting public lands along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to a joint statement:
“The Presidents underscored their commitment to manage the region in a way that enhances security and protects these areas for wildlife preservation, ecosystem restoration,… Read more »
Be sure to vote for one of the 5 new YouCut programs this week. After voting, you can also share other spending cut ideas you have. What program would YouCut this week? One of the 5 options is to suspend federal land purchases, saving $2.66 billion over 10 years.
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