June 25, 2025 3:40 p.m.

On Wednesday, Second District Republican Congressman Cliff Bentz issued a statement on public lands.

Bentz said, “To be clear – I do support and encourage sale or exchange of parcels of federal land when there is a clear economic or social demand for such disposition, and when that disposition follows appropriate procedure and is generally supported by those affected. I include congressional action as an appropriate procedure”.

Bentz said, “I do not support a mandated disposition of millions of acres of federal land, the amount of which was arbitrarily established, the primary goal not being to respond to demand, but instead being the removal of land from federal ownership”.

Bentz said, “A policy to permanently dispose of massive amounts of land currently owned and managed for multiple use by the federal government should not be included in a reconciliation package where debate, by design, is truncated or completely avoided”. Bentz said, “A decision to irreversibly divest the nation of federally owned land is an important policy issue that must be carefully discussed with and designed by those of us representing states impacted by this policy”.

The full in-depth statement regarding the future of public lands by Congressman Bentz is posted at: Congressman Bentz Statement on Public Lands | Representative Cliff Bentz

News Radio 93-9 FM and 1240 KQEN is seeking an interview segment with Congressman Bentz to hear from him further on this issue.