Five House Republicans warned Speaker Mike Johnson they will vote against President Donald Trump’s domestic megabill if public land sales are included.
The ultimatum comes as Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee (R-Utah) awaits a verdict on his latest iteration of a plan to sell roughly 1 million acres in the West. The Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, earlier this week axed a much broader proposal.
The threat from the House lawmakers opens yet another fissure as Republicans struggle to finalize the tax cut, energy and security spending package ahead of a self-imposed July 4 deadline.
The letter is from Western lawmakers whose states are rich with public lands: Reps. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.), Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) and David Valadao (R-Calif.). With thin House margins, their opposition would be enough to tank the bill.
