House Republicans have added a plan to raise billions of dollars to help pay for US President Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts through the sale of thousands of acres of federal land — a politically charged idea that has drawn opposition from some in their own party.

Federal workers whose benefits have long been an attraction for government service are confronting a new reality as GOP lawmakers advance legislation shrinking their health and retirement plans to help pay for Trump’s proposed tax cut extensions.

A Utah representative wants to sell off thousands of acres of public land in the state, a move environmentalists say is just the first in a forthcoming Republican-led effort to ease the national debt and pay for tax cuts by selling federal land.