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J. Exon: “Let me see if I understand the amendment the Senator is offering. As I understand it, the situation we are now…”

On the recordMarch 12, 1996
Let me see if I understand the amendment the Senator is offering. As I understand it, the situation we are now confronted with is that the continuing resolutions that have been offered, the series of them and potentially more, in each and every instance the funding mechanism has been tied to a caveat that no new Endangered Species Act may be placed in force. In other words, there is a prohibition from changing or adding to the endangered species list, period, as we face the situation right now. Is that correct?
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J. Exon
Democratic · Nebraska

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Clarifying the implications of an amendment related to the Endangered Species Act during Senate debate.

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