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On the recordMarch 17, 2009
I think that it was an expansion of the use of the Endangered Species Act to affect global climate change policy rather than the normal use of the Endangered Species Act, which is to protect endangered species.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas

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Hutchison expresses concern over the misuse of the Endangered Species Act for climate policy.

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