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Rob Bishop: Forty years ago, the Endangered Species Act was passed with every good intention; but, despite some of the rhetoric…

On the recordMay 18, 2015
Forty years ago, the Endangered Species Act was passed with every good intention; but, despite some of the rhetoric coming from special interest groups and their claims, the reality is that less than 2 percent of the more than 1,500 listed species have ever actually been recovered.
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Rob Bishop
Republican · Utah

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Bishop critiques the effectiveness of the Endangered Species Act.

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