内容摘要：Meanwhile, lawmakers in at least three states — Missouri, Ohio and South Carolina — have introduced bills this year aiming to create

Meanwhile, lawmakers in at least three states — Missouri, Ohio and South Carolina — have introduced bills this year aiming to create

The sales provision advanced as the Natural Resources committee voted 26-17 to allow increased leasing of public lands for natural resource extraction, while clearing the path for more development by speeding up government approvals.Republicans said the overall bill would generate at least $18 billion in new revenue and savings.

Royalty rates paid by companies to extract oil, gas and coal would be cut, reversing former Democratic Presidentto help address climate change.The measure is part of Trump’s

. House Speaker Mike Johnson has set a goal of passing the package out of his chamber by Memorial Day. All told, 11 different House committees are crafting portions of the bill., a Republican and former Interior secretary in the first Trump administration, had said before the vote that he was drawing a “red line” on federal land sales.

“It’s a no now. It will be a no later. It will be a no forever,’' said Zinke, whose state includes large parcels of federally owned lands. He is not on the Natural Resources Committee but his office said he would oppose any legislation to sell lands that reaches the House floor.

About 1 million square miles is under federal control. Most of that land is in Alaska and Western states. That includes 63% in Utah and 80% in Nevada.Access to stem cell therapy for autistic children should also be included under the Nigerian National Health Insurance plan as a way to improve their care, Effah said.

Kanyeyachukwu’s mother said more government support was key to provide those on the spectrum the care they need early on in life.Kanyeyachukwu was only diagnosed in Canada after years of failed attempts in Nigeria, the father said. The diagnosis paved the way to properly support him, including his love for drawing, discovered at the age of 4.

Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, a 15 year-old autistic Nigerian, who set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas, is photograph with his parents in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo Okeke, a 15 year-old autistic Nigerian, who set a Guinness World Record for the world’s largest art canvas, is photograph with his parents in Abuja, Nigeria, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Olamikan Gbemiga)