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Cliff Bentz: “The primary basis for litigation is the Endangered Species…”

Featuring: Cliff Bentz, Republican | U.S. House Oregon, 2nd Congressional District

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Rep. Bentz Discusses Our Nations Federal Forests with Chief U.S. Forest Service Tom Schultz

Published | Video Starts at 01:15

And the question was, what's the foundation for that litigation? And I don't think we quite got to it. But it would be my understanding from my sixth year on this committee that The primary basis for litigation is the Endangered Species Act. Is that correct, Mr. Bents? It probably wouldn't surprise you that we Republicans have brought repeatedly proposals to in some fashion modify the ESA and NEPA to try to allow … (01:15–01:21)

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Asserts that the Endangered Species Act is the primary basis for litigation related to forest management.

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