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Mike Coffman: “The ESA was not meant to create jobs for trial lawyers. Rather, it was meant to help and protect plants and animals.”

On the recordJune 18, 2012
The ESA was not meant to create jobs for trial lawyers. Rather, it was meant to help and protect plants and animals.
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Mike Coffman
Republican · Colorado

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Coffman argues that the ESA has been misused for litigation rather than conservation.

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