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 Stories About: Congress AND endangered species AND US Senate
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Answer us these questions 15
Senators demand Congressional participation in Endangered Species Act changes |
Kate Sheppard |
27 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| On Wednesday, several key Senators sent a letter to Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne expressing concern about an Interior Department proposal they say will weaken the Endangered Species Act. The letter states that draft revisions to the act have suggested a major overhaul of the act is under consideration and demands that the Bush administration include Congress in any attempt to rewrite the 30-year-old law. It also includes 15 questions that the Senators want ans ... |
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| Topics: Congress, endangered species, US Senate (all these topics) |
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