04/14/2021
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"I think we have listed over 2,000 species, and recovery of around 1 percent. So how can we say that is the strongest environmental legislation in the country, with, frankly, some pretty poor results?"
"My experience, too, as a fifth-generation Montanan, is the ESA is about listing species more so than it is actually about recovery."
"It is rare we see much bipartisan agreement in this town."
"We hope this bill, along with other congressional action, will work to prevent this from ever happening again."