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On the recordApril 15, 2025
The Endangered Species Act has consistently failed to achieve its intended goals and has been warped by decades of radical environmental litigation into a weapon instead of a tool.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman criticizes the ESA for failing its goals and being misused.

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