John Barrasso actually said...

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.

I would like this discussion draft to serve as the foundation for a bipartisan effort to modernize the Endangered Species Act.

I just think the expertise and the money, and over the 40 years, I think that States have become much more engaged.

Even the U.S. Constitution has been amended more recently than the Endangered Species Act.