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Nick Smith: “I think everybody in this Chamber agrees we should not carelessly cause the extinction of animal or plant species.…”

On the recordJune 19, 1996
I think everybody in this Chamber agrees we should not carelessly cause the extinction of animal or plant species. Unfortunately, this amendment, our current policy, makes it harder to save endangered species. I think it is important to realize that just because something is called an Endangered Species Act, it is not automatically effective in saving endangered species. In fact, over the last 20 years, that act has not been credited with saving a single endangered species. Now, the reason is the act creates the wrong incentives.
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Nick Smith
Republican · Michigan

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Discussing the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act during a committee meeting.

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