Bruce Westerman actually said...

"What is so radical about taking a fresh look at a law that is 50 years old that was put in place by Republicans and championed by Republicans?"

"Unfortunately, litigants now use the ESA as a control tactic to preserve lands, or try to preserve lands and pursue radical agendas."

"the purpose of this Act are to provide a means whereby the ecosystems upon which endangered species and threatened species depend may be conserved."

"Instead of wringing our hands or chipping away at ESA's protections and then complaining about that it is not working, Congress should do more of what it did in the IRA."