ThinkProgress filed this report from the Western Republican Leadership Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
During a forum in Las Vegas Wednesday, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) told the Republican audience he would like to see federal public lands in Nevada privatized.
Speaking at the Western Republican Leadership Conference, Paul declared that Nevada, which has a large percentage of federally-owned public lands, ought to become more like Texas, where "private owners" have "developed all the natural resources." Paul went on to say "how wonderful it would be if land will be or should be returned to the states and then for the best parts sold off to private owners":
PAUL: Take a look at the state of Nevada. Do the people own the property in Nevada? No. Who's the biggest landowner? It's the federal government. I would like to see the development of this state the way that Texas had the privilege of developing. Before we went in the Union, it was owned entirely by private owners and it has developed all the natural resources, a very big state. So you can imagine how wonderful it would be if land will be or should be returned to the states and then for the best parts sold off to private owners.
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