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'Burgum Wants To Sell Off Public Lands So Corporations Can Build Data Centers': Dexter Slams Burgum

According to the description, Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-WA) used remarks on the House floor on Thursday to criticize Interior Secretary Doug Burgum over plans to sell off public lands, and promoted the Protecting Our Public Lands from Data Centers Act.

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Why it matters

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What it means for you

A congresswoman says public lands could be sold so companies can build data centers, and has a bill meant to stop that.

For lawmakers

Rep. Maxine Dexter's Protecting Our Public Lands from Data Centers Act would bar data centers from public lands, according to its title; its text was not read.

The record

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People
Maxine Dexter (Speaks, Representative (D-WA)) · Doug Burgum (About them, Interior Secretary)
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The Radar, run of November 14, 2026, via yt-forbes-breaking-news (tier 1: the source’s own channel or an official record)
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Forbes Breaking News, “'Burgum Wants To Sell Off Public Lands So Corporations Can Build Data Centers': Dexter Slams Burgum”, November 13, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/forbes-breaking-news-2026-11-13-dexter-burgum-data-centers
Our notesLight lane: written from the triage description only; the 71-second clip was not watched and Burgum's position was not heard.