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On the recordJuly 16, 2018
A major goal of the Endangered Species Act is the recovery of species to the point that protection under the statute is no longer necessary.
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John Barrasso
Republican · Wyoming

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Barrasso outlines the primary objective of the Endangered Species Act.

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