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On the recordFebruary 13, 2024
Management of a species under the ESA was only ever supposed to be temporary. The ESA was intended to protect and rehabilitate species populations.
Said by
Pete Stauber
Republican · Minnesota

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Stauber explains the original intent of the ESA and its failure to delist species.

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