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Jared Huffman: The Endangered Species Act has long been one of our most successful and broadly supported conservation laws, and it has…

On the recordSeptember 25, 2018
The Endangered Species Act has long been one of our most successful and broadly supported conservation laws, and it has prevented the extinction of 99 percent of the species that have received its protection.
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Jared Huffman
Democratic · California

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Huffman defends the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act.

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