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On the recordJuly 17, 2023
Unfortunately, litigants now use the ESA as a control tactic to preserve lands, or try to preserve lands and pursue radical agendas.
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Bruce Westerman
Republican · Arkansas

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Westerman criticizes the misuse of the Endangered Species Act for radical agendas.

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