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Tom McClintock: the ESA has recovered 58 species in 50 years at enormous cost, and yet we are losing three species every hour.

On the recordJuly 17, 2023
the ESA has recovered 58 species in 50 years at enormous cost, and yet we are losing three species every hour.
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Tom McClintock
Republican · California

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McClintock critiques the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act.

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