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On the recordFebruary 14, 2017
I want to make sure that at the end of the day the original purpose for the Endangered Species Act to preserve the species that the good Lord put on this planet to share this planet with us, that we have done them no harm.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Emphasizing the importance of the Endangered Species Act and its original purpose.

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