… some of these laws being abused over and over again not to protect species, but to block the ability for us to build things in America. And by the way, Abuses of laws like the Endangered Species act are some of the things that drive up costs on people. You want to bring down affordability, cut the red tape in Washington, stop the abuses of some of these laws that are out there not to protect species, but to allow radical environmentalist groups to go file lawsuits against developments in America. (04:08–04:15)
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Asserts that abuses of the Endangered Species Act increase costs for people.
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