Cliff Bentz: “Congress must manage the problem and then appropriate…”

“And if we are to properly allocate responsibility for monetary cost of the wolf, that is for the cost of the Endangered Species Act. American itself must pay for the consequences of this law. And this means Congress must manage the problem and then appropriate dollars to pay for it. Let's begin by passing this bill. Thank you, Mr. Chairman's time.” (04:05–04:10)

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