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On the recordMarch 26, 2015
there are two ways to repeal landmark environmental law. One is through the front door, and the amendment would say we abandon the Endangered Species Act. It is gone. And one way is through the back door. This is through the back door. If radical amendments like this one were in place, we would not have saved the great American Bald Eagle, the symbol of our Nation. If you believe that God's creations should be preserved, vote no on the Cotton amendment. I urge a ``no'' vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The question is on agreeing to the Cotton amendment.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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