Rick Crawford: “The ESA, frankly, has become a litigious dream, and I will say that…”

On the recordMay 13, 2014

The ESA, frankly, has become a litigious dream, and I will say that very bluntly.

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Crawford criticizes the Endangered Species Act for encouraging litigation.

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