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Lincoln Chafee: “The managers' amendment to the omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 1996 includes a provision--added on behalf of…”

On the recordMarch 19, 1996
The managers' amendment to the omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 1996 includes a provision--added on behalf of myself and Senator Kempthorne--to increase the appropriation for Endangered Species Act listing activities by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from $750,001 to $2,000,001. The total amount available for the Fish and Wildlife Service's resource management activities is increased by $1,249,999 to accommodate this addition to the listing account. Senator Kempthorne and I proposed this amendment in order to address concerns raised during debate last week on the Endangered Species Act listing moratorium. Mr. President, I oppose Senator Hutchison's second-degree amendment because I believe that a moratorium on adding species to the threatened and endangered list is wrong.
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Lincoln Chafee
Rhode Island

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Discussing an amendment to increase funding for Endangered Species Act activities during appropriations bill debate.

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