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On the recordJune 3, 2013
I direct her attention to the Pacific Legal Foundation study that utterly debunked the notion that this has been such a fabulous success.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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He references a study challenging the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act.

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